Brown Diving Beetle vs Panhandle Prickly-pear

Agabus brunneus compared with Opuntia polyacantha

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Panhandle Prickly-pear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Panhandle Prickly-pear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Cactaceae
Genus	Agabus	Opuntia
Species	Agabus brunneus	Opuntia polyacantha

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Panhandle Prickly-pear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Panhandle Prickly-pear
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.

Panhandle Prickly-pear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Czech Republic.

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.