Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Orange Polypore

Anostirus castaneus compared with Hapalopilus croceus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Orange Polypore is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Orange Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Elateridae	Phanerochaetaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Hapalopilus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Hapalopilus croceus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Orange Polypore

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Orange Polypore
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 Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway