Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs German primrose

Anostirus castaneus compared with Primula obconica

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	German primrose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Elateridae	Primulaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Primula
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Primula obconica

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

German primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	German primrose
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.

German primrose

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, and India.

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.