Bigeye Numbfish vs Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Narcine oculifera compared with Anostirus castaneus

Key Differences

• Bigeye Numbfish is Data Deficient while Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bigeye Numbfish	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Torpediniformes (electric ray)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Narcinidae	Elateridae
Genus	Narcine	Anostirus
Species	Narcine oculifera	Anostirus castaneus

Evolutionary Relationship

Bigeye Numbfish and Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Bigeye Numbfish

DD — Data Deficient

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bigeye Numbfish	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bigeye Numbfish

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Bigeye Numbfish

The Bigeye Numbfish (Narcine oculifera) is a species in the genus Narcine.

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.