Brown Diving Beetle vs Virginia Cutgrass

Agabus brunneus compared with Leersia virginica

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Virginia Cutgrass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Virginia Cutgrass
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	Leersia
Species	Agabus brunneus	Leersia virginica

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Virginia Cutgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Virginia Cutgrass
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.

Virginia Cutgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Canada, and 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.