Brown Diving Beetle vs Red-and-blue Firetail

Agabus brunneus compared with Telebasis rubricauda

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Red-and-blue Firetail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Red-and-blue Firetail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Dytiscidae	Coenagrionidae
Genus	Agabus	Telebasis
Species	Agabus brunneus	Telebasis rubricauda

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Red-and-blue Firetail share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Red-and-blue Firetail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Red-and-blue Firetail
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.

Red-and-blue Firetail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.