Brown Diving Beetle vs Tiny feather-winged beetle

Agabus brunneus compared with Ptenidium pusillum

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Tiny feather-winged beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Tiny feather-winged beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Dytiscidae	Ptiliidae
Genus	Agabus	Ptenidium
Species	Agabus brunneus	Ptenidium pusillum

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Tiny feather-winged beetle share a common ancestor at the Order level: Coleoptera. (Beetles)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Tiny feather-winged beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Tiny feather-winged beetle
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.

Tiny feather-winged beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, 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 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden