Brown Diving Beetle vs white earwort

Agabus brunneus compared with Diplophyllum albicans

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while white earwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	white earwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Scapaniaceae
Genus	Agabus	Diplophyllum
Species	Agabus brunneus	Diplophyllum albicans

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

white earwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	white earwort
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.

white earwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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