Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Chinese elder

Anostirus castaneus compared with Sambucus javanica

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle Chinese elder
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class Insecta (Insects) Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles) Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family Elateridae Viburnaceae
Genus Anostirus Sambucus
Species Anostirus castaneus Sambucus javanica

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Chinese elder

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle Chinese elder
Diet
Average Lifespan
Average Length
Average Weight

Habitat & Geographic Range

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Chinese elder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.

Chinese elder

The Chinese elder (Sambucus javanica) is a species in the genus Sambucus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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