Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Marsh Fieldcap

Anostirus castaneus compared with Agrocybe paludosa

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Marsh Fieldcap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Marsh Fieldcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Elateridae	Strophariaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Agrocybe
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Agrocybe paludosa

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Marsh Fieldcap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Marsh Fieldcap
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.

Marsh Fieldcap

Habitat

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

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.