Brown Diving Beetle vs Pale Milkcap

Agabus brunneus compared with Lactarius pallidus

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Pale Milkcap is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Pale Milkcap
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	Lactarius
Species	Agabus brunneus	Lactarius pallidus

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Pale Milkcap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Pale Milkcap
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.

Pale Milkcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden