Brown Diving Beetle vs Mousepee Pinkgill

Agabus brunneus compared with Entoloma incanum

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Mousepee Pinkgill is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Mousepee Pinkgill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dytiscidae	Entolomataceae
Genus	Agabus	Entoloma
Species	Agabus brunneus	Entoloma incanum

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Mousepee Pinkgill

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Mousepee Pinkgill
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.

Mousepee Pinkgill

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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