Brown Diving Beetle vs Somerset Skullcap

Agabus brunneus compared with Scutellaria altissima

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Somerset Skullcap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Somerset Skullcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Agabus	Scutellaria
Species	Agabus brunneus	Scutellaria altissima

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Somerset Skullcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Somerset Skullcap
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.

Somerset Skullcap

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 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