Brown Diving Beetle vs Orange Disco

Agabus brunneus compared with Aleurodiscus amorphus

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Orange Disco is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Orange Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Stereaceae
Genus	Agabus	Aleurodiscus
Species	Agabus brunneus	Aleurodiscus amorphus

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Orange Disco

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Orange Disco
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.

Orange Disco

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.