Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Dwarf Flat-footed Salamander

Anostirus castaneus compared with Chiropterotriton dimidiatus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Dwarf Flat-footed Salamander is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Dwarf Flat-footed Salamander
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caudata (Caudata)
Family	Elateridae	Plethodontidae
Genus	Anostirus	Chiropterotriton
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Chiropterotriton dimidiatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Dwarf Flat-footed Salamander share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf Flat-footed Salamander

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Dwarf Flat-footed Salamander
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.

Dwarf Flat-footed Salamander

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Mexico. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.