Brown Diving Beetle vs Oxlip

Agabus brunneus compared with Primula elatior

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Oxlip is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Oxlip
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Primulaceae
Genus	Agabus	Primula
Species	Agabus brunneus	Primula elatior

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Oxlip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Oxlip
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.

Oxlip

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden