Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Duck Flea

Anostirus castaneus compared with Ceratophyllus garei

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Duck Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Elateridae	Ceratophyllidae
Genus	Anostirus	Ceratophyllus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Ceratophyllus garei

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Duck Flea share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Duck Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Duck Flea
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.

Duck Flea

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden