Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Onion Neck Rot

Anostirus castaneus compared with Botrytis aclada

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Onion Neck Rot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Onion Neck Rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Elateridae	Sclerotiniaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Botrytis
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Botrytis aclada

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Onion Neck Rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Onion Neck Rot
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.

Onion Neck Rot

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden