Brown Diving Beetle vs Red ash

Agabus brunneus compared with Alphitonia excelsa

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Red ash is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Red ash
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Dytiscidae	Rhamnaceae
Genus	Agabus	Alphitonia
Species	Agabus brunneus	Alphitonia excelsa

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Red ash

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Red ash
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 ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across India, Papua New Guinea, 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.