Brown Diving Beetle vs Rounded Earthstar

Agabus brunneus compared with Geastrum saccatum

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Rounded Earthstar is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Rounded Earthstar
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Geastrales (Geastrales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Geastraceae
Genus	Agabus	Geastrum
Species	Agabus brunneus	Geastrum saccatum

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Rounded Earthstar

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Rounded Earthstar
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.

Rounded Earthstar

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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