Beeswax Bracket vs Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Ganoderma pfeifferi compared with Anostirus castaneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beeswax Bracket	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Kingdom	Fungi (균계)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (담자균류)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class	Agaricomycetes (주름버섯강)	Insecta (곤충)
Order	Polyporales (구멍장이버섯목)	Coleoptera (딱정벌레목)
Family	Polyporaceae	Elateridae
Genus	Ganoderma	Anostirus
Species	Ganoderma pfeifferi	Anostirus castaneus

Conservation Status

Beeswax Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beeswax Bracket	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beeswax Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Poland, Slovenia, and Sweden.

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Beeswax Bracket

The Beeswax Bracket (Ganoderma pfeifferi) is a species in the genus Ganoderma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden