Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs False Solomon'S Seal

Anostirus castaneus compared with Maianthemum stellatum

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while False Solomon'S Seal is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	False Solomon'S Seal
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Elateridae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Maianthemum
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Maianthemum stellatum

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

False Solomon'S Seal

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	False Solomon'S Seal
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.

False Solomon'S Seal

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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