Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Spindle Duster

Anostirus castaneus compared with Coniophora fusispora

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Spindle Duster is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Spindle Duster
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Elateridae	Coniophoraceae
Genus	Anostirus	Coniophora
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Coniophora fusispora

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Spindle Duster

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Spindle Duster
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.

Spindle Duster

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark and Norway.

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.