Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Felwort Rust

Anostirus castaneus compared with Uromyces gentianae

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Felwort Rust is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Felwort Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Elateridae	Pucciniaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Uromyces
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Uromyces gentianae

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Felwort Rust

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Felwort Rust
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.

Felwort Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden