Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Dune Cup

Anostirus castaneus compared with Peziza ammophila

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Dune Cup is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Dune Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Elateridae	Pezizaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Peziza
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Peziza ammophila

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Dune Cup

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Dune Cup
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.

Dune Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its 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.