Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Forest Lamb

Anostirus castaneus compared with Albatrellus ovinus

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Forest Lamb is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Forest Lamb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Elateridae	Albatrellaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Albatrellus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Albatrellus ovinus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Forest Lamb

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Forest Lamb
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.

Forest Lamb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.