Brown Diving Beetle vs Small Persimmon

Agabus brunneus compared with Diospyros vaccinioides

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Small Persimmon is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Small Persimmon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Agabus	Diospyros
Species	Agabus brunneus	Diospyros vaccinioides

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Small Persimmon

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Small Persimmon
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 Persimmon

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.