Brown Diving Beetle vs Southern Crestwort

Agabus brunneus compared with Lophocolea semiteres

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Southern Crestwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Southern Crestwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Lophocoleaceae
Genus	Agabus	Lophocolea
Species	Agabus brunneus	Lophocolea semiteres

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Southern Crestwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Southern Crestwort
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.

Southern Crestwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (9 countries).

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