Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Kotschy's Crocus

Anostirus castaneus compared with Crocus kotschyanus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Kotschy's Crocus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Kotschy's Crocus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Elateridae	Iridaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Crocus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Crocus kotschyanus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Kotschy's Crocus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Kotschy's Crocus
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.

Kotschy's Crocus

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries).

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