Broadbacked stingaree vs Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Urolophus expansus compared with Anostirus castaneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Broadbacked stingaree Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Kingdom same Animalia (Animals) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Chordata (Chordates) Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class Elasmobranchii Insecta (Insects)
Order Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes) Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family Urolophidae Elateridae
Genus Urolophus Anostirus
Species Urolophus expansus Anostirus castaneus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Broadbacked stingaree

LC — Least Concern

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Broadbacked stingaree Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Broadbacked stingaree

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Broadbacked stingaree

The Broadbacked stingaree (Urolophus expansus) is a species in the genus Urolophus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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.

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