Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Felt Saddle

Anostirus castaneus compared with Helvella macropus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Felt Saddle is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Felt Saddle
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Elateridae	Helvellaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Helvella
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Helvella macropus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Felt Saddle

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Felt Saddle
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.

Felt Saddle

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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