Brown Diving Beetle vs Parsnip Flat-Body

Agabus brunneus compared with Depressaria radiella

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Parsnip Flat-Body is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Parsnip Flat-Body
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dytiscidae	Depressariidae
Genus	Agabus	Depressaria
Species	Agabus brunneus	Depressaria radiella

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Parsnip Flat-Body share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Parsnip Flat-Body

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Parsnip Flat-Body
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.

Parsnip Flat-Body

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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