Brown Diving Beetle vs Small Suncup

Agabus brunneus compared with Aspidonepsis flava

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Small Suncup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Small Suncup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Agabus	Aspidonepsis
Species	Agabus brunneus	Aspidonepsis flava

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Small Suncup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Small Suncup
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 Suncup

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.