Brown Diving Beetle vs Olive Wax Cap

Agabus brunneus compared with Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Olive Wax Cap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Olive Wax Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dytiscidae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Agabus	Hygrophorus
Species	Agabus brunneus	Hygrophorus olivaceoalbus

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Olive Wax Cap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Olive Wax Cap
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.

Olive Wax Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden