Brown Diving Beetle vs Tender Nesting Polypore

Agabus brunneus compared with Hapalopilus rutilans

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Tender Nesting Polypore is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Tender Nesting Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Phanerochaetaceae
Genus	Agabus	Hapalopilus
Species	Agabus brunneus	Hapalopilus rutilans

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Tender Nesting Polypore

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Tender Nesting Polypore
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.

Tender Nesting Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Sweden 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden