Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Dwarf iris

Anostirus castaneus compared with Iris pumila

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Dwarf iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Elateridae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Anostirus	Iris
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Iris pumila

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Dwarf iris
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 iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden