Brown Diving Beetle vs Northern Emerald

Agabus brunneus compared with Somatochlora arctica

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Northern Emerald is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Northern Emerald
Kingdom same	Animalia (động vật)	Animalia (động vật)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)
Class same	Insecta (côn trùng)	Insecta (côn trùng)
Order	Coleoptera (Bọ cánh cứng)	Odonata (Chuồn chuồn)
Family	Dytiscidae	Corduliidae
Genus	Agabus	Somatochlora
Species	Agabus brunneus	Somatochlora arctica

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Northern Emerald share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (côn trùng)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Northern Emerald

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Northern Emerald
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.

Northern Emerald

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Ukraine. Currently classified as Endangered 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.

Northern Emerald

Northern Emerald (Somatochlora arctica) is classified as Endangered (EN) on the IUCN Red List. At high risk of extinction in the wild, with significant population decline and ongoing threats to survival.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden