Blue-Foot vs Brown Diving Beetle

Psilocybe caerulipes compared with Agabus brunneus

Key Differences

• Blue-Foot is Not Evaluated while Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue-Foot	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	Hymenogastraceae	Dytiscidae
Genus	Psilocybe	Agabus
Species	Psilocybe caerulipes	Agabus brunneus

Conservation Status

Blue-Foot

NE — Not Evaluated

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue-Foot	Brown Diving Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue-Foot

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

Brown Diving Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

Blue-Foot

The Blue Foot (Psilocybe caerulipes) is a species in the genus Psilocybe. 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.