Brown Diving Beetle vs Prickly Pole

Agabus brunneus compared with Bactris jamaicana

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Prickly Pole is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Prickly Pole
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Arecaceae
Genus	Agabus	Bactris
Species	Agabus brunneus	Bactris jamaicana

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Prickly Pole

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Prickly Pole
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 Pole

Habitat

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

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.