Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Dwarf lantern shark

Anostirus castaneus compared with Etmopterus perryi

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Dwarf lantern shark
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Squaliformes (Squaliformes)
Family	Elateridae	Etmopteridae
Genus	Anostirus	Etmopterus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Etmopterus perryi

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Dwarf lantern shark share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf lantern shark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Dwarf lantern shark
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 lantern shark

Habitat

Native to South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Venezuela.

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.