Brown Diving Beetle vs Tormentil Mining Bee

Agabus brunneus compared with Andrena tarsata

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Tormentil Mining Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Tormentil Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Dytiscidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Agabus	Andrena
Species	Agabus brunneus	Andrena tarsata

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Tormentil Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Tormentil Mining Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Tormentil Mining Bee
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.

Tormentil Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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