Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Galapagos Kelp

Anostirus castaneus compared with Eisenia galapagensis

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Galapagos Kelp is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Galapagos Kelp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Clitellata (Clitellata)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Crassiclitellata (Crassiclitellata)
Family	Elateridae	Lumbricidae
Genus	Anostirus	Eisenia
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Eisenia galapagensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Galapagos Kelp

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Galapagos Kelp
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.

Galapagos Kelp

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.