Brown Diving Beetle vs Orange-palped Clusterfly

Agabus brunneus compared with Pollenia viatica

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Orange-palped Clusterfly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Orange-palped Clusterfly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Dytiscidae	Polleniidae
Genus	Agabus	Pollenia
Species	Agabus brunneus	Pollenia viatica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Orange-palped Clusterfly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Orange-palped Clusterfly
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-palped Clusterfly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden