Brown Diving Beetle vs Orange Cup

Agabus brunneus compared with Melastiza cornubiensis

Key Differences

Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Orange Cup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Orange Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Pyronemataceae
Genus	Agabus	Melastiza
Species	Agabus brunneus	Melastiza cornubiensis

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Orange Cup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Orange Cup
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Diving Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

Orange Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Brown Diving Beetle

The Brown Diving Beetle (Agabus brunneus) is a species in the genus Agabus. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.