Brown Diving Beetle vs Southern Bracket

Agabus brunneus compared with Ganoderma australe

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Southern Bracket is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Southern Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Agabus	Ganoderma
Species	Agabus brunneus	Ganoderma australe

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Southern Bracket

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Southern Bracket
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.

Southern Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Norway, Portugal, and Taiwan.

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.