Brown Fruit Rot vs Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Monilinia fructicola compared with Anostirus castaneus

Key Differences

• Brown Fruit Rot is Not Evaluated while Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Brown Fruit Rot	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	Sclerotiniaceae	Elateridae
Genus	Monilinia	Anostirus
Species	Monilinia fructicola	Anostirus castaneus

Conservation Status

Brown Fruit Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Brown Fruit Rot	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Brown Fruit Rot

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.

Brown Fruit Rot

The Brown Fruit Rot (Monilinia fructicola) is a species in the genus Monilinia. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Found across Europe (8 countries). As a member of the Monilinia genus, this species contributes to biodiversity in its native 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