Brown Diving Beetle vs Orange Featherleg

Agabus brunneus compared with Platycnemis acutipennis

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Orange Featherleg is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Orange Featherleg
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Dytiscidae	Platycnemididae
Genus	Agabus	Platycnemis
Species	Agabus brunneus	Platycnemis acutipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Orange Featherleg share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Orange Featherleg

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Orange Featherleg
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 Featherleg

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

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.