Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Copse Conecap

Anostirus castaneus compared with Conocybe dumetorum

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Copse Conecap is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Copse Conecap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Elateridae	Bolbitiaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Conocybe
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Conocybe dumetorum

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Copse Conecap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Copse Conecap
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.

Copse Conecap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden