Brown Diving Beetle vs Winged false buttonweed

Agabus brunneus compared with Spermacoce alata

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Winged false buttonweed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Winged false buttonweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Rubiaceae
Genus	Agabus	Spermacoce
Species	Agabus brunneus	Spermacoce alata

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Winged false buttonweed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Winged false buttonweed
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.

Winged false buttonweed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Comoros, Guinea, Madagascar), Asia (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.