Birch Bristle Bracket vs Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Phellinus lundellii compared with Anostirus castaneus

Key Differences

Birch Bristle Bracket is Critically Endangered while Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Birch Bristle Bracket	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Hymenochaetales (Hymenochaetales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Hymenochaetaceae	Elateridae
Genus	Phellinus	Anostirus
Species	Phellinus lundellii	Anostirus castaneus

Conservation Status

Birch Bristle Bracket

CR — Critically Endangered

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Birch Bristle Bracket	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Birch Bristle Bracket

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Birch Bristle Bracket

The Birch Bristle Bracket (Phellinus lundellii) is a species in the genus Phellinus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

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.