Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Anostirus castaneus compared with Mystacina robusta

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Elateridae	Mystacinidae
Genus	Anostirus	Mystacina
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Mystacina robusta

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat
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.

Greater New Zealand Short-tailed Bat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.