Brown Diving Beetle vs Root Rot

Agabus brunneus compared with Heterobasidion annosum

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Root Rot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Root Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Bondarzewiaceae
Genus	Agabus	Heterobasidion
Species	Agabus brunneus	Heterobasidion annosum

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Root Rot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Root Rot
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.

Root Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Dominican Republic, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium