Brown Diving Beetle vs Tufted Foxtail

Agabus brunneus compared with Alopecurus carolinianus

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Tufted Foxtail is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Tufted Foxtail
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Dytiscidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Agabus	Alopecurus
Species	Agabus brunneus	Alopecurus carolinianus

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Tufted Foxtail

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Tufted Foxtail
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.

Tufted Foxtail

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, France, Netherlands, and United Kingdom.

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium