Brown Diving Beetle vs Thick-nerved Apple-moss

Agabus brunneus compared with Philonotis calcarea

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Thick-nerved Apple-moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Thick-nerved Apple-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Bartramiales (Bartramiales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Bartramiaceae
Genus	Agabus	Philonotis
Species	Agabus brunneus	Philonotis calcarea

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Thick-nerved Apple-moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Thick-nerved Apple-moss
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.

Thick-nerved Apple-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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