Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Dung Cannon

Anostirus castaneus compared with Pilobolus crystallinus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Dung Cannon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Dung Cannon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mucoromycota (Mucoromycota)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mucoromycetes (Mucoromycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Mucorales (Mucorales)
Family	Elateridae	Pilobolaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Pilobolus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Pilobolus crystallinus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Dung Cannon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Dung Cannon
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.

Dung Cannon

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and South America (Brazil).

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