Brown Diving Beetle vs Harziger Lackporling

Agabus brunneus compared with Ganoderma resinaceum

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Harziger Lackporling is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Harziger Lackporling
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Polyporales (Stielporlingsartige)
Family	Dytiscidae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Agabus	Ganoderma
Species	Agabus brunneus	Ganoderma resinaceum

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Harziger Lackporling

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Harziger Lackporling
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.

Harziger Lackporling

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, among 7 distinct biome types spanning the Neotropic and Palearctic realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil). Currently classified as Endangered 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 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium