Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs River Bulrush

Anostirus castaneus compared with Bolboschoenus fluviatilis

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while River Bulrush is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	River Bulrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Elateridae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Bolboschoenus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Bolboschoenus fluviatilis

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

River Bulrush

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	River Bulrush
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.

River Bulrush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.