Brown Diving Beetle vs Elm Button

Agabus brunneus compared with Acleris kochiella

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Elm Button is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Elm Button
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Lepidoptera (Schmetterlinge)
Family	Dytiscidae	Tortricidae
Genus	Agabus	Acleris
Species	Agabus brunneus	Acleris kochiella

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Elm Button share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insekten)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Elm Button

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Elm Button
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.

Elm Button

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden