Brown Diving Beetle vs Red-Head Pondweed

Agabus brunneus compared with Potamogeton richardsonii

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Red-Head Pondweed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Red-Head Pondweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Potamogetonaceae
Genus	Agabus	Potamogeton
Species	Agabus brunneus	Potamogeton richardsonii

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Red-Head Pondweed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Red-Head Pondweed
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-Head Pondweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Norway, 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.