Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Golden Algae

Anostirus castaneus compared with Prymnesium parvum

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Golden Algae is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Golden Algae
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Haptophyta (Haptophyta)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Prymnesiophyceae (Prymnesiophyceae)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Prymnesiales (Prymnesiales)
Family	Elateridae	Prymnesiaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Prymnesium
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Prymnesium parvum

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Golden Algae

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Golden Algae
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.

Golden Algae

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and 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.