Brown Diving Beetle vs Leopard Earthball

Agabus brunneus compared with Scleroderma areolatum

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Leopard Earthball is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Leopard Earthball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Sclerodermataceae
Genus	Agabus	Scleroderma
Species	Agabus brunneus	Scleroderma areolatum

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Leopard Earthball

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Leopard Earthball
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.

Leopard Earthball

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden