Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Swamp Beacon

Anostirus castaneus compared with Mitrula elegans

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Swamp Beacon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Swamp Beacon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Leotiomycetes (Leotiomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Helotiales (Helotiales)
Family	Elateridae	Cenangiaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Mitrula
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Mitrula elegans

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Swamp Beacon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Swamp Beacon
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.

Swamp Beacon

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.