Brown Diving Beetle vs three-angled thread moss

Agabus brunneus compared with Meesia triquetra

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	three-angled thread moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Splachnales (Splachnales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Meesiaceae
Genus	Agabus	Meesia
Species	Agabus brunneus	Meesia triquetra

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

three-angled thread moss

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	three-angled thread 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.

three-angled thread moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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