Brown Diving Beetle vs Yellow Prickle

Agabus brunneus compared with Zanthoxylum martinicense

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Yellow Prickle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Yellow Prickle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Rutaceae
Genus	Agabus	Zanthoxylum
Species	Agabus brunneus	Zanthoxylum martinicense

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Yellow Prickle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Yellow Prickle
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.

Yellow Prickle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Cuba.

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.