Brown Diving Beetle vs Sooty Swift

Agabus brunneus compared with Cypseloides fumigatus

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Sooty Swift is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Sooty Swift
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Dytiscidae	Apodidae
Genus	Agabus	Cypseloides
Species	Agabus brunneus	Cypseloides fumigatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Sooty Swift share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Sooty Swift

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Sooty Swift
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.

Sooty Swift

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.