Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Fool's Conecap

Anostirus castaneus compared with Conocybe filaris

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Fool's Conecap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Fool's Conecap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Elateridae	Bolbitiaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Conocybe
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Conocybe filaris

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Fool's Conecap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Fool's Conecap
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.

Fool's Conecap

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.