Brown Diving Beetle vs Mountain Brittlegill

Agabus brunneus compared with Russula pallescens

Key Differences

Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Mountain Brittlegill is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Mountain Brittlegill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Agabus	Russula
Species	Agabus brunneus	Russula pallescens

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Mountain Brittlegill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Mountain Brittlegill
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.

Mountain Brittlegill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.