Big eye chimaera vs Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Hydrolagus macrophthalmus compared with Anostirus castaneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Big eye chimaera	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Holocephali (Holocephali)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Chimaeriformes (Chimaeriformes)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Chimaeridae	Elateridae
Genus	Hydrolagus	Anostirus
Species	Hydrolagus macrophthalmus	Anostirus castaneus

Evolutionary Relationship

Big eye chimaera and Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Big eye chimaera

LC — Least Concern

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Big eye chimaera	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Big eye chimaera

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Chile.

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Big eye chimaera

The Big eye chimaera (Hydrolagus macrophthalmus) is a species in the genus Hydrolagus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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.