Checkered Woodpecker vs Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Veniliornis mixtus compared with Anostirus castaneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Checkered Woodpecker	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Aves (Birds)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Piciformes (Piciformes)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Picidae	Elateridae
Genus	Veniliornis	Anostirus
Species	Veniliornis mixtus	Anostirus castaneus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Checkered Woodpecker

LC — Least Concern

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Checkered Woodpecker	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Checkered Woodpecker

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Checkered Woodpecker

The Checkered Woodpecker (Veniliornis mixtus) is a species in the genus Veniliornis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

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.