Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Ganoderma Butt Rot

Anostirus castaneus compared with Ganoderma zonatum

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Ganoderma Butt Rot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Ganoderma Butt Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Elateridae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Ganoderma
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Ganoderma zonatum

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Ganoderma Butt Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Ganoderma Butt Rot
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.

Ganoderma Butt Rot

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and 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.