Brown Diving Beetle vs Thyme-Leaf Sandwort

Agabus brunneus compared with Arenaria serpyllifolia

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Thyme-Leaf Sandwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Thyme-Leaf Sandwort
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Dytiscidae	Scolopacidae
Genus	Agabus	Arenaria
Species	Agabus brunneus	Arenaria serpyllifolia

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Thyme-Leaf Sandwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Thyme-Leaf Sandwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Thyme-Leaf Sandwort
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.

Thyme-Leaf Sandwort

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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