Brown Diving Beetle vs Racket-tailed Coquette

Agabus brunneus compared with Discosura longicaudus

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Racket-tailed Coquette is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Racket-tailed Coquette
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Dytiscidae	Trochilidae
Genus	Agabus	Discosura
Species	Agabus brunneus	Discosura longicaudus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Racket-tailed Coquette share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Racket-tailed Coquette

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Racket-tailed Coquette
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.

Racket-tailed Coquette

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, and Venezuela.

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.