Alectryon vs Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Alectryon tropicus compared with Anostirus castaneus

Key Differences

• Alectryon is Near Threatened while Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alectryon	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Sapindales (Sapindales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Sapindaceae	Elateridae
Genus	Alectryon	Anostirus
Species	Alectryon tropicus	Anostirus castaneus

Conservation Status

Alectryon

NT — Near Threatened

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alectryon	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alectryon

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.

Alectryon

The Alectryon (Alectryon tropicus) is a species in the genus Alectryon. It is currently classified as Near Threatened 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.