Brown Diving Beetle vs Flag Iris

Agabus brunneus compared with Iris pseudacorus

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Flag Iris is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Flag Iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (動物)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class same	Insecta (昆虫)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Coleoptera (コウチュウ目)	Mantodea (カマキリ目)
Family	Dytiscidae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Agabus	Iris
Species	Agabus brunneus	Iris pseudacorus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Flag Iris share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (昆虫)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Flag Iris

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Flag Iris
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.

Flag Iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (India, Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (4 countries).

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