Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Root and stalk rot

Anostirus castaneus compared with Phytophthora tentaculata

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Root and stalk rot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Root and stalk rot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Oomycota (Oomycetes)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Peronosporea (Peronosporea)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Peronosporales (Peronosporales)
Family	Elateridae	Peronosporaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Phytophthora
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Phytophthora tentaculata

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Root and stalk rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Root and stalk 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.

Root and stalk rot

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.