Brown Diving Beetle vs Swarming Spine

Agabus brunneus compared with Mucronella calva

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Swarming Spine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Swarming Spine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dytiscidae	Clavariaceae
Genus	Agabus	Mucronella
Species	Agabus brunneus	Mucronella calva

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Swarming Spine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Swarming Spine
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.

Swarming Spine

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).

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