Brown Diving Beetle vs White-bellied Mining Bee

Agabus brunneus compared with Andrena gravida

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while White-bellied Mining Bee is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	White-bellied Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (สัตว์)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class same	Insecta (แมลง)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)	Hymenoptera (แตน)
Family	Dytiscidae	Andrenidae
Genus	Agabus	Andrena
Species	Agabus brunneus	Andrena gravida

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and White-bellied Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (แมลง)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

White-bellied Mining Bee

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	White-bellied Mining Bee
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.

White-bellied Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden