Brown Diving Beetle vs Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

Agabus brunneus compared with Nephelomys nimbosus

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Coleoptera (besouro)	Rodentia (Roedores)
Family	Dytiscidae	Cricetidae
Genus	Agabus	Nephelomys
Species	Agabus brunneus	Nephelomys nimbosus

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat
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.

Lesser Golden-bellied Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia and Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.