Brown Diving Beetle vs Marmorierte Kreuzspinne

Agabus brunneus compared with Araneus marmoreus

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Marmorierte Kreuzspinne is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Marmorierte Kreuzspinne
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Arachnida (Spinnentiere)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Araneae (Webspinnen)
Family	Dytiscidae	Araneidae
Genus	Agabus	Araneus
Species	Agabus brunneus	Araneus marmoreus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Marmorierte Kreuzspinne share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Gliederfüßer)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Marmorierte Kreuzspinne

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Marmorierte Kreuzspinne
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.

Marmorierte Kreuzspinne

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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