Brown Diving Beetle vs Devil'S Dipstick

Agabus brunneus compared with Mutinus elegans

Key Differences

Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Devil'S Dipstick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Phallales (Phallales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Phallaceae
Genus	Agabus	Mutinus
Species	Agabus brunneus	Mutinus elegans

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Devil'S Dipstick
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.

Devil'S Dipstick

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.