Brown Diving Beetle vs Palmate Germanderwort

Agabus brunneus compared with Riccardia palmata

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Palmate Germanderwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Palmate Germanderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Aneuraceae
Genus	Agabus	Riccardia
Species	Agabus brunneus	Riccardia palmata

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Palmate Germanderwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Palmate Germanderwort
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.

Palmate Germanderwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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