Brown Diving Beetle vs Stinking Slime Truffle

Agabus brunneus compared with Melanogaster ambiguus

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Stinking Slime Truffle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Stinking Slime Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Paxillaceae
Genus	Agabus	Melanogaster
Species	Agabus brunneus	Melanogaster ambiguus

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Stinking Slime Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Stinking Slime Truffle
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.

Stinking Slime Truffle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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