Brown Diving Beetle vs Conifer Mazegill

Agabus brunneus compared with Gloeophyllum sepiarium

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Conifer Mazegill is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Conifer Mazegill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Gloeophyllales (Gloeophyllales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Gloeophyllaceae
Genus	Agabus	Gloeophyllum
Species	Agabus brunneus	Gloeophyllum sepiarium

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Conifer Mazegill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Conifer Mazegill
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.

Conifer Mazegill

Habitat

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

Range

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

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