Brown Diving Beetle vs Parrotfeather

Agabus brunneus compared with Myriophyllum aquaticum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Parrotfeather
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Haloragaceae
Genus	Agabus	Myriophyllum
Species	Agabus brunneus	Myriophyllum aquaticum

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Parrotfeather

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Parrotfeather
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.

Parrotfeather

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (8 countries), Asia (11 countries), Europe (14 countries), North America (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

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