Brown Diving Beetle vs Prickly Coontail

Agabus brunneus compared with Ceratophyllum echinatum

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Prickly Coontail is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Prickly Coontail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ceratophyllales (Ceratophyllales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Ceratophyllaceae
Genus	Agabus	Ceratophyllum
Species	Agabus brunneus	Ceratophyllum echinatum

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Prickly Coontail

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Prickly Coontail
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.

Prickly Coontail

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.