Bitter Webcap vs Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Cortinarius infractus compared with Anostirus castaneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bitter Webcap	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Kingdom	Fungi (เห็ดรา)	Animalia (สัตว์)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)
Class	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)	Insecta (แมลง)
Order	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)
Family	Cortinariaceae	Elateridae
Genus	Cortinarius	Anostirus
Species	Cortinarius infractus	Anostirus castaneus

Conservation Status

Bitter Webcap

LC — Least Concern

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bitter Webcap	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bitter Webcap

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark 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.

Bitter Webcap

The Bitter Webcap (Cortinarius infractus) is a species in the genus Cortinarius. 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 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden