Brown Diving Beetle vs Sacatrapo

Agabus brunneus compared with Caperonia palustris

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Sacatrapo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Sacatrapo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Agabus	Caperonia
Species	Agabus brunneus	Caperonia palustris

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Sacatrapo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Sacatrapo
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.

Sacatrapo

Habitat

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

Range

Found across North America (6 countries) and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.