Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Violet Domecap

Anostirus castaneus compared with Calocybe ionides

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Violet Domecap is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Violet Domecap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Elateridae	Lyophyllaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Calocybe
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Calocybe ionides

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Violet Domecap

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Violet Domecap
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.

Violet Domecap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.