Brick Cap vs Brown Diving Beetle

Hypholoma lateritium compared with Agabus brunneus

Key Differences

• Brick Cap is Least Concern while Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brick Cap	Brown Diving Beetle
Kingdom	Fungi (菌界)	Animalia (動物)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (担子菌門)	Arthropoda (節足動物)
Class	Agaricomycetes (真正担子菌綱)	Insecta (昆虫)
Order	Agaricales (ハラタケ目)	Coleoptera (コウチュウ目)
Family	Strophariaceae	Dytiscidae
Genus	Hypholoma	Agabus
Species	Hypholoma lateritium	Agabus brunneus

Conservation Status

Brick Cap

LC — Least Concern

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brick Cap	Brown Diving Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brick Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (United States).

Brown Diving Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

Brick Cap

The Brick Cap (Hypholoma lateritium) is a species in the genus Hypholoma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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