Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Imperial Webcap

Anostirus castaneus compared with Cortinarius purpureus

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Imperial Webcap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Imperial Webcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Elateridae	Cortinariaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Cortinarius
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Cortinarius purpureus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Imperial Webcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Imperial Webcap
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.

Imperial Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Belgium.

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.