Azorean predacious diving beetle vs sargatillo

Agabus godmanni compared with Salix purpurea

Key Differences

Azorean predacious diving beetle is Endangered while sargatillo is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azorean predacious diving beetle	sargatillo
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (coleópteros)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Salicaceae
Genus	Agabus	Salix
Species	Agabus godmanni	Salix purpurea

Conservation Status

Azorean predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

sargatillo

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azorean predacious diving beetle	sargatillo
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.

sargatillo

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (8 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Bolivia, Colombia).

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.

sargatillo

The Basket Willow (Salix purpurea) is a species in the genus Salix. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Ne.