Brown Diving Beetle vs Scuttle fly

Agabus brunneus compared with Megaselia scalaris

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Scuttle fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Scuttle fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Dytiscidae	Phoridae
Genus	Agabus	Megaselia
Species	Agabus brunneus	Megaselia scalaris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Scuttle fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Scuttle fly
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.

Scuttle fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (14 countries), and North America (Costa Rica, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden