Brown Diving Beetle vs Worm-rooted Buttercup

Agabus brunneus compared with Ranunculus vermirrhizus

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Worm-rooted Buttercup is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Worm-rooted 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 vermirrhizus

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Worm-rooted Buttercup

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Worm-rooted 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.

Worm-rooted Buttercup

Habitat

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

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.