Brown Diving Beetle vs Waved Silk-moss

Agabus brunneus compared with Plagiothecium undulatum

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Waved Silk-moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Waved Silk-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Bryopsida (マゴケ綱)
Order	Coleoptera (コウチュウ目)	Hypnales (ハイゴケ目)
Family	Dytiscidae	Plagiotheciaceae
Genus	Agabus	Plagiothecium
Species	Agabus brunneus	Plagiothecium undulatum

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Waved Silk-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Waved Silk-moss
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.

Waved Silk-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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