Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Devil'S Dipstick

Anostirus castaneus compared with Mutinus elegans

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Devil'S Dipstick is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Devil'S Dipstick
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Phallales (Phallales)
Family	Elateridae	Phallaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Mutinus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Mutinus elegans

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Devil'S Dipstick

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Devil'S Dipstick
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.

Devil'S Dipstick

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.