Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Laurel Speckle

Anostirus castaneus compared with Trochila laurocerasi

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Laurel Speckle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Laurel Speckle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Elateridae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Trochila
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Trochila laurocerasi

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Laurel Speckle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Laurel Speckle
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.

Laurel Speckle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 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.