Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Laxman’s bulrush

Anostirus castaneus compared with Typha laxmannii

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Laxman’s bulrush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Laxman’s bulrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Elateridae	Typhaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Typha
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Typha laxmannii

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Laxman’s bulrush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Laxman’s bulrush
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.

Laxman’s bulrush

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (20 countries), and North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland