Brown Diving Beetle vs Translucent Stonewort

Agabus brunneus compared with Nitella translucens

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Translucent Stonewort is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Translucent Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Characeae
Genus	Agabus	Nitella
Species	Agabus brunneus	Nitella translucens

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Translucent Stonewort

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Translucent Stonewort
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.

Translucent Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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