Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Eastern Newt

Anostirus castaneus compared with Notophthalmus viridescens

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Eastern Newt
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caudata (Caudata)
Family	Elateridae	Salamandridae
Genus	Anostirus	Notophthalmus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Notophthalmus viridescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Eastern Newt share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Newt

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Eastern Newt
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.

Eastern Newt

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.