Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Spring King

Anostirus castaneus compared with Boletus rex-veris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Spring King
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Elateridae	Boletaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Boletus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Boletus rex-veris

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Spring King

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Spring King
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.

Spring King

Habitat

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

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.