Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Fragile Dapperling

Anostirus castaneus compared with Leucocoprinus fragilissimus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Fragile Dapperling is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Fragile Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Elateridae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Anostirus	Leucocoprinus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Leucocoprinus fragilissimus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Fragile Dapperling

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Fragile Dapperling
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.

Fragile Dapperling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Taiwan.

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.