Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Oily Waxcap

Anostirus castaneus compared with Hygrocybe quieta

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Oily Waxcap is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Oily Waxcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Elateridae	Hygrophoraceae
Genus	Anostirus	Hygrocybe
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Hygrocybe quieta

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Oily Waxcap

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Oily Waxcap
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.

Oily Waxcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden