Brown Diving Beetle vs Rusty Snaketail

Agabus brunneus compared with Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Rusty Snaketail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Rusty Snaketail
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	Gomphidae
Genus	Agabus	Ophiogomphus
Species	Agabus brunneus	Ophiogomphus rupinsulensis

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Rusty Snaketail share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Rusty Snaketail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Rusty Snaketail
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.

Rusty Snaketail

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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.