Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs grooved top shell

Anostirus castaneus compared with Jujubinus striatus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while grooved top shell is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	grooved top shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Elateridae	Trochidae
Genus	Anostirus	Jujubinus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Jujubinus striatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and grooved top shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

grooved top shell

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	grooved top shell
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.

grooved top shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Greece, Norway, Spain, Turkey, and United Kingdom.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway