Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Least Puffball

Anostirus castaneus compared with Bovista limosa

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Least Puffball is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Least Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Elateridae	Lycoperdaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Bovista
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Bovista limosa

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Least Puffball

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Least Puffball
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.

Least Puffball

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.