Brown Diving Beetle vs White Star Apple

Agabus brunneus compared with Gambeya albida

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while White Star Apple is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	White Star Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Sapotaceae
Genus	Agabus	Gambeya
Species	Agabus brunneus	Gambeya albida

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

White Star Apple

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	White Star Apple
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 Star Apple

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and mangrove forests and coastal wetlands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.