Akamas Centaury vs Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Centaurea akamantis compared with Anostirus castaneus

Key Differences

• Akamas Centaury is Critically Endangered while Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Akamas Centaury	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Elateridae
Genus	Centaurea	Anostirus
Species	Centaurea akamantis	Anostirus castaneus

Conservation Status

Akamas Centaury

CR — Critically Endangered

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Akamas Centaury	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Akamas Centaury

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Akamas Centaury

The Akamas Centaury (Centaurea akamantis) is a species in the genus Centaurea. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.