Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Greenback stingaree

Anostirus castaneus compared with Urolophus viridis

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Greenback stingaree is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Greenback stingaree
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Myliobatiformes (Myliobatiformes)
Family	Elateridae	Urolophidae
Genus	Anostirus	Urolophus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Urolophus viridis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Greenback stingaree

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Greenback stingaree
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.

Greenback stingaree

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.