Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs
Anostirus castaneus compared with Mollisia ramealis
Taxonomic Classification
| Rank | Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle | |
|---|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia (Animals) | Fungi (Fungi) |
| Phylum | Arthropoda (Arthropods) | Ascomycota (Sac Fungi) |
| Class | Insecta (Insects) | Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes) |
| Order | Coleoptera (Beetles) | Helotiales (Helotiales) |
| Family | Elateridae | Mollisiaceae |
| Genus | Anostirus | Mollisia |
| Species | Anostirus castaneus | Mollisia ramealis |
Conservation Status
Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
LC — Least ConcernPhysical Characteristics
| Attribute | Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle | |
|---|---|---|
| Diet | — | — |
| Average Lifespan | — | — |
| Average Length | — | — |
| Average Weight | — | — |
Habitat & Geographic Range
Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.
Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.
Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.
Distributed across Belgium, 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.
Mollisia ramealis is a small, grey to olive-grey disc fungus producing cup-shaped apothecia on dead herbaceous and woody plant material. It inhabits temperate forests and hedgerows across Europe, growing on dead twigs and stems. This saprotrophic ascomycete decomposes dead plant tissue in moist forest understory environments.
Shared Countries
Both species can be found in 4 countries:
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