Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Juniper Disco

Anostirus castaneus compared with Pithya cupressina

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Juniper Disco is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Juniper Disco
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Elateridae	Sarcoscyphaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Pithya
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Pithya cupressina

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Juniper Disco

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Juniper Disco
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 Disco

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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