Click beetle vs Red-brown click beetle

Athous azoricus compared with Athous haemorrhoidalis

Key Differences

• Click beetle is Endangered while Red-brown click beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Click beetle	Red-brown click beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (حيوانات)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)
Class same	Insecta (حشرات)	Insecta (حشرات)
Order same	Coleoptera (خنفساء)	Coleoptera (خنفساء)
Family same	Elateridae	Elateridae
Genus same	Athous	Athous
Species	Athous azoricus	Athous haemorrhoidalis

Evolutionary Relationship

Click beetle and Red-brown click beetle share a common ancestor at the Genus level: Athous.

Conservation Status

Click beetle

EN — Endangered

Red-brown click beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Click beetle	Red-brown click beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Click beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Red-brown click beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

Click beetle

Click Beetle 2 represents another species among the over 10,000 members of the family Elateridae, sharing the family's characteristic body plan and the distinctive clicking mechanism used for self-righting. Elaterid beetles occupy a wide range of ecological niches from soil-dwelling larvae that consume roots and decaying wood to adults that visit flowers or feed on fungal tissue. The specific species referred to by this entry may belong to any of numerous genera within the family, each adapted to particular habitats and host resources. In tropical regions, click beetles include brightly luminescent species in the genera Pyrophorus and Ignelater, which produce bioluminescent light from paired spots on the thorax to attract mates. In temperate regions, economically important wireworm species of genera Agriotes and Melanotus are significant pests of agricultural crops. Some click beetle larvae are predatory, feeding on wood-boring beetle larvae and other soil invertebrates. The diversity of ecological strategies within Elateridae makes them important components of both forest and agricultural ecosystems. Conservation status depends entirely on the specific taxon in question; the majority of click beetle species have not been formally assessed.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇵🇹 Portugal