Brown Diving Beetle vs Wild Buttercup

Agabus brunneus compared with Ranunculus multifidus

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Wild Buttercup is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Wild Buttercup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Agabus	Ranunculus
Species	Agabus brunneus	Ranunculus multifidus

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Wild Buttercup

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Wild Buttercup
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.

Wild Buttercup

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in 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.