Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Anostirus castaneus compared with Crocidura suaveolens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Chordata (حبليات)
Class	Insecta (حشرات)	Mammalia (ثدييات)
Order	Coleoptera (خنفساء)	Soricomorpha (زبابيات الشكل)
Family	Elateridae	Soricidae
Genus	Anostirus	Crocidura
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Crocidura suaveolens

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Lesser White-toothed Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (حيوانات)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Lesser White-toothed Shrew
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.

Lesser White-toothed Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Asia (Cyprus) and Europe (9 countries).

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway