Brown Diving Beetle vs Kleiner Fuchs

Agabus brunneus compared with Aglais urticae

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Kleiner Fuchs is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Kleiner Fuchs
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	Nymphalidae (Brush-footed Butterflies)
Genus	Agabus	Aglais
Species	Agabus brunneus	Aglais urticae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Kleiner Fuchs

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Kleiner Fuchs
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.

Kleiner Fuchs

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (41 countries). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Kleiner Fuchs

small tortoiseshell (Aglais urticae) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden