Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Root rot

Anostirus castaneus compared with Phytophthora lateralis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Root 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 lateralis

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Root rot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Root 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 rot

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden