Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Umbilicate Hedgehog

Anostirus castaneus compared with Hydnum umbilicatum

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Umbilicate Hedgehog is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Umbilicate Hedgehog
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Cantharellales (Cantharellales)
Family	Elateridae	Hydnaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Hydnum
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Hydnum umbilicatum

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Umbilicate Hedgehog

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Umbilicate Hedgehog
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.

Umbilicate Hedgehog

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.