Brown Diving Beetle vs Oregon Ash

Agabus brunneus compared with Fraxinus latifolia

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Oregon Ash is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Oregon Ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Oleaceae
Genus	Agabus	Fraxinus
Species	Agabus brunneus	Fraxinus latifolia

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Oregon Ash

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Oregon Ash
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.

Oregon Ash

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Canada. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium