Azorean predacious diving beetle vs

Agabus godmanni compared with Baeomyces placophyllus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Azorean predacious diving beetle
Kingdom Animalia (hewan) Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum Arthropoda (Artropoda) Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class Insecta (serangga) Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order Coleoptera (kumbang) Baeomycetales (Baeomycetales)
Family Dytiscidae Baeomycetaceae
Genus Agabus Baeomyces
Species Agabus godmanni Baeomyces placophyllus

Conservation Status

Azorean predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Azorean predacious diving beetle
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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.

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

Baeomyces placophyllus is a crustose lichen with a thick, squamulose thallus bearing distinctive, unbranched podetia topped with pale, flesh-colored apothecia. It inhabits bare, acidic mineral soils in open heathland, moorland, and alpine environments in temperate and boreal Europe. This lichen is considered endangered due to habitat loss from soil stabilization and grassland improvement.

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