Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Dwarf whip ray

Anostirus castaneus compared with Brevitrygon walga

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Dwarf whip ray is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Dwarf whip ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Elateridae	Dasyatidae
Genus	Anostirus	Brevitrygon
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Brevitrygon walga

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Dwarf whip ray

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Dwarf whip ray
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 whip ray

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.