Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Fawn-breasted Brilliant

Anostirus castaneus compared with Heliodoxa rubinoides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Fawn-breasted Brilliant
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Apodiformes (Apodiformes)
Family	Elateridae	Trochilidae
Genus	Anostirus	Heliodoxa
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Heliodoxa rubinoides

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Fawn-breasted Brilliant share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Fawn-breasted Brilliant

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Fawn-breasted Brilliant
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.

Fawn-breasted Brilliant

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Norway.

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.

Fawn-breasted Brilliant

Fawn-breasted Brilliant (Heliodoxa rubinoides) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway