Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Fatmucket

Anostirus castaneus compared with Lampsilis siliquoidea

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Fatmucket
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	Lampsilis
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Lampsilis siliquoidea

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Fatmucket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Fatmucket
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.

Fatmucket

Habitat

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

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.