Brown Diving Beetle vs Silverfish

Agabus brunneus compared with Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Silverfish is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Silverfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Zygentoma (Zygentoma)
Family	Dytiscidae	Lepismatidae
Genus	Agabus	Ctenolepisma
Species	Agabus brunneus	Ctenolepisma longicaudatum

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Silverfish

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Silverfish
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.

Silverfish

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, Taiwan), Europe (11 countries), and North America (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