Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Forest Swallow

Anostirus castaneus compared with Petrochelidon fuliginosa

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Forest Swallow
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Elateridae	Hirundinidae
Genus	Anostirus	Petrochelidon
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Petrochelidon fuliginosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Forest Swallow share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Forest Swallow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Forest Swallow
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.

Forest Swallow

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway