Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Crowded Cuplet

Anostirus castaneus compared with Merismodes fasciculata

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Crowded Cuplet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Crowded Cuplet
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Elateridae	Niaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Merismodes
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Merismodes fasciculata

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Crowded Cuplet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Crowded Cuplet
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.

Crowded Cuplet

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and United States.

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.