Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Timber Mazegill

Anostirus castaneus compared with Gloeophyllum trabeum

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Timber Mazegill is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Timber Mazegill
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Gloeophyllales (Gloeophyllales)
Family	Elateridae	Gloeophyllaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Gloeophyllum
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Gloeophyllum trabeum

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Timber Mazegill

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Timber Mazegill
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.

Timber Mazegill

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden