Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Eurasian Collared Dove

Anostirus castaneus compared with Streptopelia decaocto

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Eurasian Collared Dove is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Eurasian Collared Dove
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Columbiformes (Pigeons & Doves)
Family	Elateridae	Columbidae
Genus	Anostirus	Streptopelia
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Streptopelia decaocto

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Eurasian Collared Dove

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Eurasian Collared Dove
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.

Eurasian Collared Dove

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 10 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (6 countries), Europe (10 countries), North America (15 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Eurasian Collared Dove

Eurasian Collared Dove (Streptopelia decaocto) is classified as Near Threatened (NT) on the IUCN Red List. Close to qualifying as threatened, with populations that may become vulnerable without conservation action.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden