Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Fuchsbräunlicher Schirmling

Anostirus castaneus compared with Lepiota boudieri

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Fuchsbräunlicher Schirmling is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Fuchsbräunlicher Schirmling
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Fungi (Pilze)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Basidiomycota (Ständerpilze)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Agaricales (Champignonartige)
Family	Elateridae	Agaricaceae (Agarics)
Genus	Anostirus	Lepiota
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Lepiota boudieri

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Fuchsbräunlicher Schirmling

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Fuchsbräunlicher Schirmling
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.

Fuchsbräunlicher Schirmling

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden