Brown Diving Beetle vs Orange Jelly Spot

Agabus brunneus compared with Dacrymyces chrysospermus

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Orange Jelly Spot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Orange Jelly Spot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Dacrymycetes (Dacrymycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Dacrymycetales (Dacrymycetales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Dacrymycetaceae
Genus	Agabus	Dacrymyces
Species	Agabus brunneus	Dacrymyces chrysospermus

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Orange Jelly Spot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Orange Jelly Spot
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 Jelly Spot

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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