Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Sumac Needles

Anostirus castaneus compared with Phaeocalicium curtisii

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Sumac Needles is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Sumac Needles
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Eurotiomycetes (Eurotiomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Mycocaliciales (Mycocaliciales)
Family	Elateridae	Mycocaliciaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Phaeocalicium
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Phaeocalicium curtisii

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Sumac Needles

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Sumac Needles
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.

Sumac Needles

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway 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.