Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Fen Roller

Anostirus castaneus compared with Ancylis paludana

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Fen Roller is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Fen Roller
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Elateridae	Tortricidae
Genus	Anostirus	Ancylis
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Ancylis paludana

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Fen Roller share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Fen Roller

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Fen Roller
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.

Fen Roller

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden