Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Devil weed

Anostirus castaneus compared with Sargassum horneri

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Devil weed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Devil weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Elateridae	Sargassaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Sargassum
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Sargassum horneri

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Devil weed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Devil weed
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.

Devil weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Mexico, Taiwan, 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.