Brown Diving Beetle vs True indigo

Agabus brunneus compared with Indigofera tinctoria

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while True indigo is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	True indigo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Dytiscidae	Fabaceae
Genus	Agabus	Indigofera
Species	Agabus brunneus	Indigofera tinctoria

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

True indigo

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	True indigo
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.

True indigo

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (6 countries), Asia (8 countries), North America (9 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.