Blousel Blommetjie vs Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Commelina erecta compared with Anostirus castaneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blousel Blommetjie	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Commelinales (Commelinales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Commelinaceae	Elateridae
Genus	Commelina	Anostirus
Species	Commelina erecta	Anostirus castaneus

Conservation Status

Blousel Blommetjie

LC — Least Concern

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blousel Blommetjie	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blousel Blommetjie

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Guinea), Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Malta), North America (Cuba), and South America (Brazil, Chile, Colombia).

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Blousel Blommetjie

The Blousel Blommetjie (Commelina erecta) is a species in the genus Commelina. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.