Brown Diving Beetle vs Small-Flowered Winter-Cress

Agabus brunneus compared with Barbarea stricta

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Small-Flowered Winter-Cress is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Small-Flowered Winter-Cress
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Brassicales (Brassicales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Brassicaceae
Genus	Agabus	Barbarea
Species	Agabus brunneus	Barbarea stricta

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Small-Flowered Winter-Cress

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Small-Flowered Winter-Cress
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 Winter-Cress

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (10 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