Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Forest pathogen

Anostirus castaneus compared with Venturia saliciperda

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Forest pathogen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Forest pathogen
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Elateridae	Ichneumonidae
Genus	Anostirus	Venturia
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Venturia saliciperda

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Forest pathogen share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Forest pathogen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Forest pathogen
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.

Forest pathogen

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, United Kingdom, and 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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden