Brown Diving Beetle vs Silkrubber

Agabus brunneus compared with Funtumia elastica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Silkrubber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Agabus	Funtumia
Species	Agabus brunneus	Funtumia elastica

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Silkrubber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Silkrubber
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.

Silkrubber

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon, Guinea, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Samoa, and Seychelles.

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.