Brown Diving Beetle vs Purple-Bracted Dandelion

Agabus brunneus compared with Taraxacum brachyglossum

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Purple-Bracted Dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Purple-Bracted Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dytiscidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Agabus	Taraxacum
Species	Agabus brunneus	Taraxacum brachyglossum

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Purple-Bracted Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Purple-Bracted Dandelion
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.

Purple-Bracted Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, South Africa, 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.