Azorean predacious diving beetle vs Lesser Germanderwort

Agabus godmanni compared with Riccardia incurvata

Key Differences

• Azorean predacious diving beetle is Endangered while Lesser Germanderwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azorean predacious diving beetle	Lesser Germanderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Plantae (растения)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Marchantiophyta (печёночные мхи)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Jungermanniopsida (юнгерманиевые печёночники)
Order	Coleoptera (жесткокрылые)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Aneuraceae
Genus	Agabus	Riccardia
Species	Agabus godmanni	Riccardia incurvata

Conservation Status

Azorean predacious diving beetle

EN — Endangered

Lesser Germanderwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azorean predacious diving beetle	Lesser Germanderwort
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.

Lesser Germanderwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal