Brown Diving Beetle vs Splitlip hempnettle

Agabus brunneus compared with Galeopsis bifida

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Splitlip hempnettle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Splitlip hempnettle
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	Galeopsis
Species	Agabus brunneus	Galeopsis bifida

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Splitlip hempnettle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Splitlip hempnettle
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.

Splitlip hempnettle

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, 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