Brown Diving Beetle vs Crapaud

Agabus brunneus compared with Rhinella marina

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Crapaud is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Crapaud
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Amphibia (amphibien)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Anura (anoures)
Family	Dytiscidae	Bufonidae
Genus	Agabus	Rhinella
Species	Agabus brunneus	Rhinella marina

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Crapaud share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Crapaud

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Crapaud
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.

Crapaud

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt, Mauritius), Asia (Japan, Philippines, Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (11 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (8 countries), and South America (Argentina, Colombia, Venezuela).

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.

Crapaud

The Cane Toad (Rhinella marina) is a species in the genus Rhinella. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, deserts and xeric shrublands, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 5 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in monta

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden