Brown Diving Beetle vs Gefleckte Taubnessel

Agabus brunneus compared with Lamium maculatum

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Gefleckte Taubnessel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Gefleckte Taubnessel
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Lamiales (Lippenblütlerartige)
Family	Dytiscidae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Agabus	Lamium
Species	Agabus brunneus	Lamium maculatum

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Gefleckte Taubnessel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Gefleckte Taubnessel
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.

Gefleckte Taubnessel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (10 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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