Azorean predacious diving beetle vs Wilde Fingerhirse

Agabus godmanni compared with Eleusine indica

Key Differences

• Azorean predacious diving beetle is Endangered while Wilde Fingerhirse is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azorean predacious diving beetle	Wilde Fingerhirse
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Poales (Süßgrasartige)
Family	Dytiscidae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Agabus	Eleusine
Species	Agabus godmanni	Eleusine indica

Conservation Status

Azorean predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

Wilde Fingerhirse

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azorean predacious diving beetle	Wilde Fingerhirse
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.

Wilde Fingerhirse

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 11 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (12 countries), Asia (23 countries), Europe (29 countries), North America (18 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (13 countries), and South America (11 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal