Brown Diving Beetle vs False Puffball

Agabus brunneus compared with Reticularia lycoperdon

Key Differences

Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while False Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	False Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mycetozoa
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)
Family	Dytiscidae	Tubiferaceae
Genus	Agabus	Reticularia
Species	Agabus brunneus	Reticularia lycoperdon

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	False Puffball
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.

False Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 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.