Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Velvet Shield

Anostirus castaneus compared with Pluteus umbrosus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Velvet Shield
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Elateridae	Pluteaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Pluteus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Pluteus umbrosus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Velvet Shield

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Velvet Shield
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.

Velvet Shield

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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