Brown Diving Beetle vs Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

Agabus brunneus compared with Pseudocyphellaria lacerata

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Ragged Pseudocyphellaria is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Ragged Pseudocyphellaria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Lobariaceae
Genus	Agabus	Pseudocyphellaria
Species	Agabus brunneus	Pseudocyphellaria lacerata

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Ragged Pseudocyphellaria
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.

Ragged Pseudocyphellaria

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.