Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs flat millipede

Anostirus castaneus compared with Polydesmus angustus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while flat millipede is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	flat millipede
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Diplopoda (Diplopoda)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Polydesmida (Polydesmida)
Family	Elateridae	Polydesmidae
Genus	Anostirus	Polydesmus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Polydesmus angustus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and flat millipede share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

flat millipede

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	flat millipede
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.

flat millipede

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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 4 countries:

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