Brown Diving Beetle vs Violet Tooth

Agabus brunneus compared with Hydnellum ioeides

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Violet Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Violet Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Agabus	Hydnellum
Species	Agabus brunneus	Hydnellum ioeides

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Violet Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Violet Tooth
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.

Violet Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden