Brown Diving Beetle vs Crazed Cap

Agabus brunneus compared with Dermoloma cuneifolium

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Crazed Cap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Crazed Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Agaricales (Champignonartige)
Family	Dytiscidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Agabus	Dermoloma
Species	Agabus brunneus	Dermoloma cuneifolium

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Crazed Cap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Crazed Cap
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.

Crazed Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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