Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Plum Rust

Anostirus castaneus compared with Tranzschelia discolor

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Plum Rust is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Plum Rust
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pucciniomycetes (Pucciniomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Pucciniales (Pucciniales)
Family	Elateridae	Tranzscheliaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Tranzschelia
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Tranzschelia discolor

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Plum Rust

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Plum Rust
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.

Plum Rust

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and South America (Brazil).

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden