Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Diatom

Anostirus castaneus compared with Coscinodiscus wailesii

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Diatom is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Diatom
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bacillariophyceae (Bacillariophyceae)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Coscinodiscales (Coscinodiscales)
Family	Elateridae	Coscinodiscaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Coscinodiscus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Coscinodiscus wailesii

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Diatom

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Diatom
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.

Diatom

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (10 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden