Brown Diving Beetle vs Thin-flowered Colchicum

Agabus brunneus compared with Colchicum leptanthum

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Thin-flowered Colchicum is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Thin-flowered Colchicum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Colchicaceae
Genus	Agabus	Colchicum
Species	Agabus brunneus	Colchicum leptanthum

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Thin-flowered Colchicum

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Thin-flowered Colchicum
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-flowered Colchicum

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.