Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Desmarest's hutia

Anostirus castaneus compared with Capromys pilorides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Desmarest's hutia
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Elateridae	Capromyidae
Genus	Anostirus	Capromys
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Capromys pilorides

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Desmarest's hutia share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Desmarest's hutia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Desmarest's hutia
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.

Desmarest's hutia

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.