Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Flea

Anostirus castaneus compared with Ctenocephalides canis

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Flea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Siphonaptera (Siphonaptera)
Family	Elateridae	Pulicidae
Genus	Anostirus	Ctenocephalides
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Ctenocephalides canis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Flea

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Flea
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

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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