Brown Diving Beetle vs White-footed Furrow Bee

Agabus brunneus compared with Lasioglossum leucopus

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while White-footed Furrow Bee is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	White-footed Furrow Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Dytiscidae	Halictidae
Genus	Agabus	Lasioglossum
Species	Agabus brunneus	Lasioglossum leucopus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and White-footed Furrow Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

White-footed Furrow Bee

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	White-footed Furrow Bee
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-footed Furrow Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden.

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