Azorean predacious diving beetle vs hierba de cabro

Agabus godmanni compared with Boerhavia diffusa

Key Differences

• Azorean predacious diving beetle is Endangered while hierba de cabro is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azorean predacious diving beetle	hierba de cabro
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (planta)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (coleópteros)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Nyctaginaceae
Genus	Agabus	Boerhavia
Species	Agabus godmanni	Boerhavia diffusa

Conservation Status

Azorean predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

hierba de cabro

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azorean predacious diving beetle	hierba de cabro
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.

hierba de cabro

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (11 countries), Asia (7 countries), and South America (4 countries).

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.