Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Flaky Fir

Anostirus castaneus compared with Abies squamata

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Flaky Fir is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Flaky Fir
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Elateridae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Anostirus	Abies
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Abies squamata

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Flaky Fir

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Flaky Fir
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.

Flaky Fir

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

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.