Brown Diving Beetle vs

Agabus brunneus compared with Pinnularia mesolepta

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Naviculales (Naviculales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Pinnulariaceae
Genus	Agabus	Pinnularia
Species	Agabus brunneus	Pinnularia mesolepta

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle
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.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.

Pinnularia mesolepta is a freshwater diatom with a boat-shaped, symmetrical siliceous frustule and distinctive raphe canal along the cell axis. It inhabits benthic and epiphytic habitats in oligotrophic to mesotrophic freshwater lakes, streams, and bogs. This photosynthetic diatom forms part of the microbial biofilm community in freshwater habitats.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden