Brown Diving Beetle vs Straw-colored Sylph

Agabus brunneus compared with Macrothemis inacuta

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Straw-colored Sylph is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Straw-colored Sylph
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	Macrothemis
Species	Agabus brunneus	Macrothemis inacuta

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Straw-colored Sylph share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Straw-colored Sylph

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Straw-colored Sylph
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.

Straw-colored Sylph

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Colombia.

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.