Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Spring Polypore

Anostirus castaneus compared with Lentinus arcularius

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Spring Polypore is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Spring Polypore
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Elateridae	Polyporaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Lentinus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Lentinus arcularius

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Spring Polypore

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Spring Polypore
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 Polypore

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.