Brown Diving Beetle vs Rusty Porecrust

Agabus brunneus compared with Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Rusty Porecrust is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Rusty Porecrust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Agabus	Fuscoporia
Species	Agabus brunneus	Fuscoporia ferruginosa

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Rusty Porecrust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Rusty Porecrust
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.

Rusty Porecrust

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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