Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Pine Toughshank

Anostirus castaneus compared with Gymnopus putillus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Pine Toughshank
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Elateridae	Omphalotaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Gymnopus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Gymnopus putillus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Pine Toughshank

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Pine Toughshank
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.

Pine Toughshank

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, 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.