Brown Diving Beetle vs Fused Tooth

Agabus brunneus compared with Phellodon confluens

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Fused Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (hayvan)	Fungi (mantar)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Basidiomycota (Bazitli mantarlar)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Kın kanatlılar)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Dytiscidae	Thelephoraceae
Genus	Agabus	Phellodon
Species	Agabus brunneus	Phellodon confluens

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Fused Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Fused 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.

Fused Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. 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