Azorean predacious diving beetle vs Buchs-Rost

Agabus godmanni compared with Puccinia buxi

Key Differences

• Azorean predacious diving beetle is Endangered while Buchs-Rost is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azorean predacious diving beetle	Buchs-Rost
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Pucciniales (Rostpilze)
Family	Dytiscidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Agabus	Puccinia
Species	Agabus godmanni	Puccinia buxi

Conservation Status

Azorean predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

Buchs-Rost

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azorean predacious diving beetle	Buchs-Rost
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azorean predacious diving beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Buchs-Rost

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Germany, Norway, and Portugal.

Azorean predacious diving beetle

The Azorean predacious diving beetle (Agabus godmanni) is a species in the genus Agabus. It is currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Buchs-Rost

The Box rust (Puccinia buxi) is a species in the genus Puccinia. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. It is found in Belgium, Germany, Norway and Portugal.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal