Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Violet Gray Bolete

Anostirus castaneus compared with Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Violet Gray Bolete is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Violet Gray Bolete
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Boletales (Boletales)
Family	Elateridae	Boletaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Tylopilus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Tylopilus plumbeoviolaceus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Violet Gray Bolete

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Violet Gray Bolete
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 Gray Bolete

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.