Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Orange Mycena

Anostirus castaneus compared with Mycena leaiana

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Orange Mycena is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Orange Mycena
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Elateridae	Mycenaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Mycena
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Mycena leaiana

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Orange Mycena

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Orange Mycena
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.

Orange Mycena

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Taiwan, and United States.

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.