Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Ivy Leaf Split

Anostirus castaneus compared with Lophodermium hedericola

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Ivy Leaf Split is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Ivy Leaf Split
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rhytismatales (Rhytismatales)
Family	Elateridae	Rhytismataceae
Genus	Anostirus	Lophodermium
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Lophodermium hedericola

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Ivy Leaf Split

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Ivy Leaf Split
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.

Ivy Leaf Split

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.