Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Elktoe

Anostirus castaneus compared with Alasmidonta marginata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Elktoe
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Unionida (Unionida)
Family	Elateridae	Unionidae
Genus	Anostirus	Alasmidonta
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Alasmidonta marginata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Elktoe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Elktoe
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.

Elktoe

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and 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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway