Brown Diving Beetle vs Sparaxis

Agabus brunneus compared with Sparaxis grandiflora

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Sparaxis is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Sparaxis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Iridaceae
Genus	Agabus	Sparaxis
Species	Agabus brunneus	Sparaxis grandiflora

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Sparaxis

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Sparaxis
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.

Sparaxis

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, United Kingdom, and 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.