Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Pink Discus

Anostirus castaneus compared with Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Pink Discus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Pink Discus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Russulales (Russulales)
Family	Elateridae	Stereaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Aleurodiscus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Aleurodiscus wakefieldiae

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Pink Discus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Pink Discus
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.

Pink Discus

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and Taiwan.

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