Brown Diving Beetle vs Inky Mushroom

Agabus brunneus compared with Agaricus placomyces

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Inky Mushroom is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Inky Mushroom
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dytiscidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Agabus	Agaricus (Button Mushrooms)
Species	Agabus brunneus	Agaricus placomyces

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Inky Mushroom

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Inky Mushroom
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.

Inky Mushroom

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Taiwan, 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.