Brown Diving Beetle vs Northern Emerald

Agabus brunneus compared with Somatochlora arctica

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Northern Emerald is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Northern Emerald
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)	Odonata (蜻蛉目)
Family	Dytiscidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Agabus	Somatochlora
Species	Agabus brunneus	Somatochlora arctica

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Northern Emerald

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Northern Emerald
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.

Northern Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

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.

Northern Emerald

Northern Emerald(Somatochlora arctica、ノーザンエメラルド)は、IUCNレッドリストで絶滅危惧(EN)に分類されている。野生での絶滅リスクが高く、個体群が大幅に減少し、生存への脅威が継続している。

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden