Brown Diving Beetle vs Frayed Parasol

Agabus brunneus compared with Macrolepiota excoriata

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Frayed Parasol is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Frayed Parasol
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Basidiomycota (базидиомицеты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Agaricomycetes (агарикомицеты)
Order	Coleoptera (жесткокрылые)	Agaricales (агариковые)
Family	Dytiscidae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Agabus	Macrolepiota
Species	Agabus brunneus	Macrolepiota excoriata

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Frayed Parasol

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Frayed Parasol
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.

Frayed Parasol

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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