Brown Diving Beetle vs Pleated Snowdrop

Agabus brunneus compared with Galanthus plicatus

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Pleated Snowdrop is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Pleated Snowdrop
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Amaryllidaceae
Genus	Agabus	Galanthus
Species	Agabus brunneus	Galanthus plicatus

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Pleated Snowdrop

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Pleated Snowdrop
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.

Pleated Snowdrop

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (8 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