Brown Diving Beetle vs Small Cow-Wheat

Agabus brunneus compared with Melampyrum sylvaticum

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Small Cow-Wheat is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Small Cow-Wheat
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Orobanchaceae
Genus	Agabus	Melampyrum
Species	Agabus brunneus	Melampyrum sylvaticum

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Small Cow-Wheat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Small Cow-Wheat
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.

Small Cow-Wheat

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden.

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 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden