Azalea Gall vs Brown Diving Beetle

Exobasidium japonicum compared with Agabus brunneus

Key Differences

• Azalea Gall is Least Concern while Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Azalea Gall	Brown Diving Beetle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Exobasidiales (Exobasidiales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Exobasidiaceae	Dytiscidae
Genus	Exobasidium	Agabus
Species	Exobasidium japonicum	Agabus brunneus

Conservation Status

Azalea Gall

LC — Least Concern

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Azalea Gall	Brown Diving Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Azalea Gall

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries).

Brown Diving Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

Azalea Gall

The Azalea Gall (Exobasidium japonicum) is a species in the genus Exobasidium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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