Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Rye Ergot

Anostirus castaneus compared with Claviceps purpurea

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Rye Ergot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Rye Ergot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Elateridae	Clavicipitaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Claviceps
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Claviceps purpurea

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Rye Ergot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Rye Ergot
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.

Rye Ergot

Habitat

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

Range

Found across 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 4 countries:

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