Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Haw Candlesnuff

Anostirus castaneus compared with Xylaria oxyacanthae

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Haw Candlesnuff is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Haw Candlesnuff
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Xylariales (Xylariales)
Family	Elateridae	Xylariaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Xylaria
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Xylaria oxyacanthae

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Haw Candlesnuff

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Haw Candlesnuff
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.

Haw Candlesnuff

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, 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.