Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Onion Smut

Anostirus castaneus compared with Urocystis magica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Onion Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Urocystidales (Urocystidales)
Family	Elateridae	Urocystidaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Urocystis
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Urocystis magica

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Onion Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Onion Smut
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 Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Poland, 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:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden