Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Dune Waxcap

Anostirus castaneus compared with Hygrocybe conicoides

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Dune Waxcap is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Dune Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Elateridae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Anostirus	Hygrocybe
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Hygrocybe conicoides

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Dune Waxcap

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Dune Waxcap
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.

Dune Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, and Norway.

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway