Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Karnal bunt

Anostirus castaneus compared with Tilletia indica

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Karnal bunt is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Karnal bunt
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Exobasidiomycetes (Exobasidiomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Tilletiales (Tilletiales)
Family	Elateridae	Tilletiaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Tilletia
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Tilletia indica

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Karnal bunt

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Karnal bunt
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.

Karnal bunt

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and 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.