Brown Diving Beetle vs Rough Bedstraw

Agabus brunneus compared with Galium asprellum

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Rough Bedstraw is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Rough Bedstraw
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Agabus	Galium
Species	Agabus brunneus	Galium asprellum

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Rough Bedstraw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Rough Bedstraw
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.

Rough Bedstraw

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.