Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Crowded Parchment

Anostirus castaneus compared with Stereum complicatum

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Crowded Parchment is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Crowded Parchment
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Elateridae	Stereaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Stereum
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Stereum complicatum

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Crowded Parchment

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Crowded Parchment
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.

Crowded Parchment

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway