Brown Cup vs Brown Diving Beetle

Rutstroemia firma compared with Agabus brunneus

Key Differences

• Brown Cup is Least Concern while Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Cup	Brown Diving Beetle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Coleoptera (besouro)
Family	Rutstroemiaceae	Dytiscidae
Genus	Rutstroemia	Agabus
Species	Rutstroemia firma	Agabus brunneus

Conservation Status

Brown Cup

LC — Least Concern

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Cup	Brown Diving Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Cup

Habitat

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

Range

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

Brown Diving Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

Brown Cup

The Brown Cup (Rutstroemia firma) is a species in the genus Rutstroemia. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe and South 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