Brown Diving Beetle vs Western Hemlock-spruce

Agabus brunneus compared with Tsuga heterophylla

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Western Hemlock-spruce is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Western Hemlock-spruce
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Dytiscidae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Agabus	Tsuga
Species	Agabus brunneus	Tsuga heterophylla

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Western Hemlock-spruce

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Western Hemlock-spruce
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.

Western Hemlock-spruce

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (10 countries), and North America (Canada).

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