Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Star Dapperling

Anostirus castaneus compared with Lepiota brunneolilacea

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Star Dapperling is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Star Dapperling
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Elateridae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Anostirus	Lepiota
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Lepiota brunneolilacea

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Star Dapperling

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Star Dapperling
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.

Star Dapperling

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.