Brown Diving Beetle vs Pine Bolete

Agabus brunneus compared with Boletus pinophilus

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Pine Bolete is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Pine Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Boletaceae
Genus	Agabus	Boletus
Species	Agabus brunneus	Boletus pinophilus

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Pine Bolete

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Pine Bolete
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.

Pine Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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