Black Pachyphloeus vs Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Pachyphlodes melanoxantha compared with Anostirus castaneus

Key Differences

• Black Pachyphloeus is Data Deficient while Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black Pachyphloeus	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Kingdom	Fungi (Fungi)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Pezizales (Pezizales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Pezizaceae	Elateridae
Genus	Pachyphlodes	Anostirus
Species	Pachyphlodes melanoxantha	Anostirus castaneus

Conservation Status

Black Pachyphloeus

DD — Data Deficient

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black Pachyphloeus	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black Pachyphloeus

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, 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.

Black Pachyphloeus

The Black Pachyphloeus (Pachyphlodes melanoxantha) is a species in the genus Pachyphlodes. Its conservation status is listed as Data Deficient, indicating insufficient data for assessment. 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