Brown Diving Beetle vs Rundsporiger Stachelsporling

Agabus brunneus compared with Trechispora microspora

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Rundsporiger Stachelsporling is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Rundsporiger Stachelsporling
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Trechisporales (Trechisporales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Sistotremataceae
Genus	Agabus	Trechispora
Species	Agabus brunneus	Trechispora microspora

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Rundsporiger Stachelsporling

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Rundsporiger Stachelsporling
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.

Rundsporiger Stachelsporling

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and South America (Brazil).

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.

Rundsporiger Stachelsporling

Trechispora microspora is a corticioid fungus producing very small spores, as its name indicates. It grows as a thin, white to cream-colored crust on the underside of decaying hardwood and conifer logs in temperate and boreal forests. This saprotrophic fungus decomposes dead woody material, contributing to nutrient cycling in forest ecosystems.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden