Brown Diving Beetle vs wall scalewort

Agabus brunneus compared with Porella platyphylla

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while wall scalewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	wall scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Porellaceae
Genus	Agabus	Porella
Species	Agabus brunneus	Porella platyphylla

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

wall scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	wall scalewort
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.

wall scalewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden