Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Juniper Split

Anostirus castaneus compared with Lophodermium juniperinum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Juniper 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 juniperinum

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Juniper Split

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Juniper 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.

Juniper Split

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden