Brown Diving Beetle vs Tear Dropper

Agabus brunneus compared with Cylindrobasidium laeve

Key Differences

Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Tear Dropper is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Tear Dropper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dytiscidae	Physalacriaceae
Genus	Agabus	Cylindrobasidium
Species	Agabus brunneus	Cylindrobasidium laeve

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Tear Dropper

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Tear Dropper
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.

Tear Dropper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.