Brown Diving Beetle vs Rooting Brownie

Agabus brunneus compared with Hypholoma radicosum

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Rooting Brownie is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Rooting Brownie
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dytiscidae	Strophariaceae
Genus	Agabus	Hypholoma
Species	Agabus brunneus	Hypholoma radicosum

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Rooting Brownie

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Rooting Brownie
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.

Rooting Brownie

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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