Brown Diving Beetle vs Cupped Ear

Agabus brunneus compared with Otidea cantharella

Key Differences

Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Cupped Ear is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Cupped Ear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Otideaceae
Genus	Agabus	Otidea
Species	Agabus brunneus	Otidea cantharella

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Cupped Ear

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Cupped Ear
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.

Cupped Ear

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.