Ash Dieback vs Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Hymenoscyphus fraxineus compared with Anostirus castaneus

Key Differences

• Ash Dieback is Not Evaluated while Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Ash Dieback	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Helotiales (Helotiales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Helotiaceae	Elateridae
Genus	Hymenoscyphus	Anostirus
Species	Hymenoscyphus fraxineus	Anostirus castaneus

Conservation Status

Ash Dieback

NE — Not Evaluated

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Ash Dieback	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Ash Dieback

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries).

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Ash Dieback

Ash dieback (Hymenoscyphus fraxineus) is a species in the genus Hymenoscyphus. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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