Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Dwarf Puffball

Anostirus castaneus compared with Lycoperdon dermoxanthum

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Dwarf Puffball is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Dwarf Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Elateridae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Lycoperdon
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Lycoperdon dermoxanthum

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Puffball

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Dwarf Puffball
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.

Dwarf Puffball

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.