Brown Diving Beetle vs Ridged Tooth

Agabus brunneus compared with Hydnellum scrobiculatum

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Ridged Tooth is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Ridged Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (coleópteros)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Agabus	Hydnellum
Species	Agabus brunneus	Hydnellum scrobiculatum

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Ridged Tooth

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Ridged Tooth
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.

Ridged Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden