Brown Diving Beetle vs Dry Rot

Agabus brunneus compared with Serpula lacrymans

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Dry Rot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Dry Rot
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polychaeta (Polychaeta)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Sabellida (Sabellida)
Family	Dytiscidae	Serpulidae
Genus	Agabus	Serpula
Species	Agabus brunneus	Serpula lacrymans

Evolutionary Relationship

Brown Diving Beetle and Dry Rot share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Dry Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Dry Rot
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.

Dry Rot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Chile).

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