Brown Diving Beetle vs Elbowpatch Crust

Agabus brunneus compared with Fomitiporia punctata

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Elbowpatch Crust is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Elbowpatch Crust
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Fungi (균계)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Basidiomycota (담자균류)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)
Order	Coleoptera (딱정벌레목)	Hymenochaetales (소나무비늘버섯목)
Family	Dytiscidae	Hymenochaetaceae
Genus	Agabus	Fomitiporia
Species	Agabus brunneus	Fomitiporia punctata

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Elbowpatch Crust

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Elbowpatch Crust
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.

Elbowpatch Crust

Habitat

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

Range

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

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