Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Foxtail Smut

Anostirus castaneus compared with Urocystis alopecuri

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Foxtail Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Foxtail Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Elateridae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Urocystis
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Urocystis alopecuri

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Foxtail Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Foxtail Smut
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.

Foxtail Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium and Sweden.

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.