Azorean predacious diving beetle vs silène muflier

Agabus godmanni compared with Silene antirrhina

Key Differences

• Azorean predacious diving beetle is Endangered while silène muflier is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azorean predacious diving beetle	silène muflier
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Caryophyllaceae
Genus	Agabus	Silene
Species	Agabus godmanni	Silene antirrhina

Conservation Status

Azorean predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

silène muflier

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azorean predacious diving beetle	silène muflier
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.

silène muflier

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (Hungary, Norway, Sweden), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

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.

silène muflier

The Catchfly (Silene antirrhina) is a species in the genus Silene. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.