Brown Diving Beetle vs small-flowered willowherb

Agabus brunneus compared with Epilobium parviflorum

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while small-flowered willowherb is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	small-flowered willowherb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Onagraceae
Genus	Agabus	Epilobium
Species	Agabus brunneus	Epilobium parviflorum

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

small-flowered willowherb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	small-flowered willowherb
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-flowered willowherb

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, 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