Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Scaly Ink Cap

Anostirus castaneus compared with Coprinopsis variegata

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Scaly Ink Cap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Scaly Ink Cap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Elateridae	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Coprinopsis
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Coprinopsis variegata

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Ink Cap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Scaly Ink Cap
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.

Scaly Ink Cap

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.