Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Devil fish

Anostirus castaneus compared with Mobula mobular

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Devil fish is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Devil fish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Elateridae	Myliobatidae
Genus	Anostirus	Mobula
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Mobula mobular

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Devil fish

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Devil fish
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.

Devil fish

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.