Brown Diving Beetle vs Spurge

Agabus brunneus compared with Homalanthus populneus

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Spurge is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Spurge
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Agabus	Homalanthus
Species	Agabus brunneus	Homalanthus populneus

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Spurge

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Spurge
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.

Spurge

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.