Brown Diving Beetle vs Yellowfoot

Agabus brunneus compared with Craterellus tubaeformis

Key Differences

Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Yellowfoot is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Yellowfoot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Hydnaceae
Genus	Agabus	Craterellus
Species	Agabus brunneus	Craterellus tubaeformis

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Yellowfoot

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Yellowfoot
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.

Yellowfoot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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.