Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Flame Chanterelle

Anostirus castaneus compared with Craterellus ignicolor

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Flame Chanterelle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Flame Chanterelle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Elateridae	Hydnaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Craterellus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Craterellus ignicolor

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Flame Chanterelle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Flame Chanterelle
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.

Flame Chanterelle

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.