Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Mountain Saffron

Anostirus castaneus compared with Solorina crocea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Mountain Saffron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Elateridae	Peltigeraceae
Genus	Anostirus	Solorina
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Solorina crocea

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Saffron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Mountain Saffron
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.

Mountain Saffron

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.