Blunt Webcap vs Brown Diving Beetle

Cortinarius obtusus compared with Agabus brunneus

Key Differences

• Blunt Webcap is Least Concern while Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blunt Webcap	Brown Diving Beetle
Kingdom	Fungi (грибы)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Agaricales (агариковые)	Coleoptera (жесткокрылые)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Dytiscidae
Genus	Cortinarius	Agabus
Species	Cortinarius obtusus	Agabus brunneus

Conservation Status

Blunt Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blunt Webcap	Brown Diving Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blunt Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

Brown Diving Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

Blunt Webcap

The Blunt Webcap (Cortinarius obtusus) is a species in the genus Cortinarius. 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