Brown Diving Beetle vs Prostrate Thorn Cladonia

Agabus brunneus compared with Cladonia dimorphoclada

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Prostrate Thorn Cladonia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Prostrate Thorn Cladonia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Agabus	Cladonia
Species	Agabus brunneus	Cladonia dimorphoclada

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Prostrate Thorn Cladonia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Prostrate Thorn Cladonia
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.

Prostrate Thorn Cladonia

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.