Azorean predacious diving beetle vs

Agabus godmanni compared with Chroococcus minor

Key Differences

• Azorean predacious diving beetle is Endangered while is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azorean predacious diving beetle
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Cyanobacteria (цианобактерии)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Cyanobacteriia
Order	Coleoptera (жесткокрылые)	Cyanobacteriales
Family	Dytiscidae	Microcystaceae
Genus	Agabus	Chroococcus
Species	Agabus godmanni	Chroococcus minor

Conservation Status

Azorean predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azorean predacious diving beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

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, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.

Chroococcus minor is a species of cyanobacteria in the family Chroococcaceae, characterized by small spherical cells that occur singly or in pairs within a gelatinous envelope. Like other members of the genus, it is distributed across a range of freshwater and aquatic habitats in temperate regions. Chroococcus species are among the most commonly encountered coccoid cyanobacteria in plankton and periphyton surveys of freshwater ecosystems. They reproduce by binary fission, with daughter cells typically remaining enclosed within the parent sheath for one to two division cycles before dispersing. The blue-green to olive coloration of the cells reflects the presence of phycocyanin, phycoerythrin, and chlorophyll a within specialized membrane structures called thylakoids, which are located in the peripheral cytoplasm. Chroococcus minor has been recorded from Scandinavian and other European freshwater localities. It is representative of the diverse cyanobacterial communities that inhabit the plankton of clear, low-nutrient lakes and the periphyton of streams and lake margins. As a prokaryotic microorganism, its conservation status has not been formally assessed.