Brown Diving Beetle vs Rooting Poisonpie

Agabus brunneus compared with Hebeloma radicosum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Rooting Poisonpie

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Rooting Poisonpie
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 Poisonpie

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