Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Stinking Truffle

Anostirus castaneus compared with Tuber foetidum

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Stinking Truffle is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Stinking Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Elateridae	Tuberaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Tuber
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Tuber foetidum

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Stinking Truffle

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Stinking Truffle
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.

Stinking Truffle

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.