Brown Diving Beetle vs Tall Webcap

Agabus brunneus compared with Cortinarius elatior

Key Differences

Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Tall Webcap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Tall Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dytiscidae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Agabus	Cortinarius
Species	Agabus brunneus	Cortinarius elatior

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Tall Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Tall Webcap
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.

Tall Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, 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.