Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Deceiver

Anostirus castaneus compared with Laccaria laccata

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Deceiver is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Deceiver
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Elateridae	Hydnangiaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Laccaria
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Laccaria laccata

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Deceiver

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Deceiver
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.

Deceiver

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Brazil, 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.