Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Juniper-Apple Rust

Anostirus castaneus compared with Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Juniper-Apple Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Juniper-Apple Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Elateridae	Gymnosporangiaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Gymnosporangium
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Gymnosporangium juniperi-virginianae

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Juniper-Apple Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Juniper-Apple Rust
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.

Juniper-Apple Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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.