Brown Diving Beetle vs Thin Asphodeline

Agabus brunneus compared with Asphodeline tenuior

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Thin Asphodeline is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Thin Asphodeline
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Asphodelaceae
Genus	Agabus	Asphodeline
Species	Agabus brunneus	Asphodeline tenuior

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Thin Asphodeline

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Thin Asphodeline
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.

Thin Asphodeline

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.