Brown Diving Beetle vs Pine Powdercap

Agabus brunneus compared with Cystoderma jasonis

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Pine Powdercap is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Pine Powdercap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (besouro)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Dytiscidae	Tricholomataceae
Genus	Agabus	Cystoderma
Species	Agabus brunneus	Cystoderma jasonis

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Pine Powdercap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Pine Powdercap
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.

Pine Powdercap

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