Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Red Heads

Anostirus castaneus compared with Ramboldia russula

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Red Heads is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Red Heads
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Elateridae	Ramboldiaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Ramboldia
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Ramboldia russula

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Red Heads

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Red Heads
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.

Red Heads

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and United States.

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.