Brown Diving Beetle vs Small-leaved Myrtle

Agabus brunneus compared with Eugenia verdoorniae

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Small-leaved Myrtle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Small-leaved Myrtle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Myrtaceae
Genus	Agabus	Eugenia
Species	Agabus brunneus	Eugenia verdoorniae

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Small-leaved Myrtle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Small-leaved Myrtle
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-leaved Myrtle

Habitat

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

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.