Brown Diving Beetle vs scratch grass

Agabus brunneus compared with Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while scratch grass is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	scratch grass
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	Muhlenbergia
Species	Agabus brunneus	Muhlenbergia asperifolia

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

scratch grass

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	scratch grass
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.

scratch grass

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Canada.

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.