Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Flea beetle

Anostirus castaneus compared with Psylliodes cucullatus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Flea beetle is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Flea beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Elateridae	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Anostirus	Psylliodes
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Psylliodes cucullatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Flea beetle share a common ancestor at the Order level: Coleoptera. (Beetles)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Flea beetle

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Flea beetle
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.

Flea beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). 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 4 countries:

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