Brown Diving Beetle vs Purple Needletail

Agabus brunneus compared with Hirundapus celebensis

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Purple Needletail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Purple Needletail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Dytiscidae	Apodidae
Genus	Agabus	Hirundapus
Species	Agabus brunneus	Hirundapus celebensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Purple Needletail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Purple Needletail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Purple Needletail
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 Needletail

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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.