Brown Diving Beetle vs Root-headed Centaury

Agabus brunneus compared with Centaurea rhizocalathium

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Root-headed Centaury is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Root-headed Centaury
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dytiscidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Agabus	Centaurea
Species	Agabus brunneus	Centaurea rhizocalathium

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Root-headed Centaury

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Root-headed Centaury
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.

Root-headed Centaury

Habitat

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

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.