Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Eastern Squeaker

Anostirus castaneus compared with Arthroleptis xenodactylus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Eastern Squeaker is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Eastern Squeaker
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Elateridae	Arthroleptidae
Genus	Anostirus	Arthroleptis
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Arthroleptis xenodactylus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Eastern Squeaker

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Eastern Squeaker
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 Squeaker

Habitat

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

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.