Brown Diving Beetle vs Sundberg's Dandelion

Agabus brunneus compared with Taraxacum sundbergii

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Sundberg's Dandelion is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Sundberg's Dandelion
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Dytiscidae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Agabus	Taraxacum
Species	Agabus brunneus	Taraxacum sundbergii

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Sundberg's Dandelion

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Sundberg's Dandelion
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.

Sundberg's Dandelion

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Portugal.

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.