Brown Diving Beetle vs La Crête-de-Coq

Agabus brunneus compared with Ptilodon capucina

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while La Crête-de-Coq is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	La Crête-de-Coq
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class same	Insecta (insecte)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Dytiscidae	Notodontidae
Genus	Agabus	Ptilodon
Species	Agabus brunneus	Ptilodon capucina

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and La Crête-de-Coq share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (insecte)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

La Crête-de-Coq

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	La Crête-de-Coq
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.

La Crête-de-Coq

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden