Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Dewdrop Bonnet

Anostirus castaneus compared with Hemimycena tortuosa

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Dewdrop Bonnet is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Dewdrop Bonnet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Elateridae	Mycenaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Hemimycena
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Hemimycena tortuosa

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Dewdrop Bonnet

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Dewdrop Bonnet
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.

Dewdrop Bonnet

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