Brown Diving Beetle vs Scurfy Deceiver

Agabus brunneus compared with Laccaria proxima

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Scurfy Deceiver is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Scurfy Deceiver
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dytiscidae	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Agabus	Laccaria
Species	Agabus brunneus	Laccaria proxima

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Scurfy Deceiver

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Scurfy Deceiver
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.

Scurfy Deceiver

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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