Brown Diving Beetle vs Spot-tailed Dasher

Agabus brunneus compared with Micrathyria aequalis

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Spot-tailed Dasher is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Spot-tailed Dasher
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Odonata (Odonata)
Family	Dytiscidae	Libellulidae
Genus	Agabus	Micrathyria
Species	Agabus brunneus	Micrathyria aequalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Spot-tailed Dasher share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Spot-tailed Dasher

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Spot-tailed Dasher
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.

Spot-tailed Dasher

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Colombia 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.