Azorean predacious diving beetle vs marsupelle de Spruce

Agabus godmanni compared with Marsupella sprucei

Key Differences

Azorean predacious diving beetle is Endangered while marsupelle de Spruce is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azorean predacious diving beetle	marsupelle de Spruce
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Agabus	Marsupella
Species	Agabus godmanni	Marsupella sprucei

Conservation Status

Azorean predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

marsupelle de Spruce

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azorean predacious diving beetle	marsupelle de Spruce
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.

marsupelle de Spruce

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.