Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Loose Starweb

Anostirus castaneus compared with Asterostroma laxum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Loose Starweb
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Elateridae	Peniophoraceae
Genus	Anostirus	Asterostroma
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Asterostroma laxum

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Loose Starweb

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Loose Starweb
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.

Loose Starweb

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.