bilby vs Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Macrotis lagotis compared with Anostirus castaneus

Key Differences

• bilby is Vulnerable while Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	bilby	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Peramelemorphia (Peramelemorphia)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Thylacomyidae	Elateridae
Genus	Macrotis	Anostirus
Species	Macrotis lagotis	Anostirus castaneus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

bilby

VU — Vulnerable

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

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

Habitat & Geographic Range

bilby

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

bilby

The Bilby (Macrotis lagotis) is a species in the genus Macrotis. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.