Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Gorongo Cycad

Anostirus castaneus compared with Encephalartos manikensis

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Gorongo Cycad is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Gorongo Cycad
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Elateridae	Zamiaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Encephalartos
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Encephalartos manikensis

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Gorongo Cycad

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Gorongo Cycad
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.

Gorongo Cycad

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.