Brown Diving Beetle vs Prickly-flower Cyanea

Agabus brunneus compared with Cyanea aculeatiflora

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Prickly-flower Cyanea is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Prickly-flower Cyanea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Scyphozoa (Scyphozoa)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Semaeostomeae (Semaeostomeae)
Family	Dytiscidae	Cyaneidae
Genus	Agabus	Cyanea
Species	Agabus brunneus	Cyanea aculeatiflora

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Prickly-flower Cyanea share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Prickly-flower Cyanea

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Prickly-flower Cyanea
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-flower Cyanea

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.