Brown Diving Beetle vs Freckled Brittlegill

Agabus brunneus compared with Russula illota

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Freckled Brittlegill is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Freckled Brittlegill
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Russulaceae
Genus	Agabus	Russula
Species	Agabus brunneus	Russula illota

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Freckled Brittlegill

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Freckled Brittlegill
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.

Freckled Brittlegill

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