Brown Diving Beetle vs Slippery Jack

Agabus brunneus compared with Suillus luteus

Key Differences

Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Slippery Jack is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Slippery Jack
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Suillaceae
Genus	Agabus	Suillus
Species	Agabus brunneus	Suillus luteus

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Slippery Jack

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Slippery Jack
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.

Slippery Jack

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, Chile).

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.