Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Heath Waxcap

Anostirus castaneus compared with Gliophorus laetus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Heath Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Fungi (فطر)
Phylum	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)
Class	Insecta (حشرات)	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)
Order	Coleoptera (خنفساء)	Agaricales (غاريقونيات)
Family	Elateridae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Anostirus	Gliophorus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Gliophorus laetus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Heath Waxcap

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Heath Waxcap
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Heath Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

The Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle (Anostirus castaneus) is a species in the genus Anostirus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.