Brown Diving Beetle vs Serpentine Sunflower

Agabus brunneus compared with Helianthus exilis

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Serpentine Sunflower is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Serpentine Sunflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dytiscidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Agabus	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Agabus brunneus	Helianthus exilis

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Serpentine Sunflower

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Serpentine Sunflower
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.

Serpentine Sunflower

Habitat

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

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.