Brown Diving Beetle vs Scandinavian Small-Reed

Agabus brunneus compared with Calamagrostis purpurea

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Scandinavian Small-Reed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Scandinavian Small-Reed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dytiscidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Agabus	Calamagrostis
Species	Agabus brunneus	Calamagrostis purpurea

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Scandinavian Small-Reed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Scandinavian Small-Reed
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.

Scandinavian Small-Reed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Iceland, 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.