Brown Diving Beetle vs Downy Currant Rust

Agabus brunneus compared with Puccinia ribis

Key Differences

• Brown Diving Beetle is Extinct while Downy Currant Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Diving Beetle	Downy Currant Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (动物界)	Fungi (真菌界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Basidiomycota (担子菌门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Pucciniomycetes (柄锈菌纲)
Order	Coleoptera (鞘翅目)	Pucciniales (柄锈菌目)
Family	Dytiscidae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Agabus	Puccinia
Species	Agabus brunneus	Puccinia ribis

Conservation Status

Brown Diving Beetle

EX — Extinct

Downy Currant Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Diving Beetle	Downy Currant Rust
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.

Downy Currant Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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