Balau vs Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Shorea lumutensis compared with Anostirus castaneus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Balau	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Malvales (Malvales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Dipterocarpaceae	Elateridae
Genus	Shorea	Anostirus
Species	Shorea lumutensis	Anostirus castaneus

Conservation Status

Balau

CR — Critically Endangered

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

Balau

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.

Balau

The Balau (Shorea lumutensis) is a species in the genus Shorea. 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.