Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Corn Brome

Anostirus castaneus compared with Bromus squarrosus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Corn Brome is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Corn Brome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Elateridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Anostirus	Bromus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Bromus squarrosus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Corn Brome

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Corn Brome
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Corn Brome

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (19 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile).

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden