Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs False Dog-tooth

Anostirus castaneus compared with Cynodontium fallax

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while False Dog-tooth is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	False Dog-tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Elateridae	Rhabdoweisiaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Cynodontium
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Cynodontium fallax

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

False Dog-tooth

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	False Dog-tooth
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.

False Dog-tooth

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden