Beech bark disease vs Brown Diving Beetle

Neonectria coccinea compared with Agabus brunneus

Key Differences

• Beech bark disease is Least Concern while Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beech bark disease	Brown Diving Beetle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Nectriaceae	Dytiscidae
Genus	Neonectria	Agabus
Species	Neonectria coccinea	Agabus brunneus

Conservation Status

Beech bark disease

LC — Least Concern

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beech bark disease	Brown Diving Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beech bark disease

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Brown Diving Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

Beech bark disease

The Beech bark disease (Neonectria coccinea) is a species in the genus Neonectria. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and North America, 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