Brown Diving Beetle vs Dune Cavalier

Agabus brunneus compared with Melanoleuca cinereifolia

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Dune Cavalier is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Dune Cavalier

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Dune Cavalier
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.

Dune Cavalier

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, 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