Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Cuban dogfish

Anostirus castaneus compared with Squalus cubensis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Cuban dogfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Elateridae	Squalidae
Genus	Anostirus	Squalus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Squalus cubensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Cuban dogfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Cuban dogfish
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.

Cuban dogfish

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.