Bleeding Bonnet vs Brown Diving Beetle

Mycena sanguinolenta compared with Agabus brunneus

Key Differences

• Bleeding Bonnet is Least Concern while Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bleeding Bonnet	Brown Diving Beetle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Mycenaceae	Dytiscidae
Genus	Mycena	Agabus
Species	Mycena sanguinolenta	Agabus brunneus

Conservation Status

Bleeding Bonnet

LC — Least Concern

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bleeding Bonnet	Brown Diving Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bleeding Bonnet

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Brown Diving Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

Bleeding Bonnet

The Bleeding Bonnet (Mycena sanguinolenta) is a species in the genus Mycena. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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