Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Gulf Chimaera

Anostirus castaneus compared with Hydrolagus alberti

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Gulf Chimaera
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Holocephali (Holocephali)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Chimaeriformes (Chimaeriformes)
Family	Elateridae	Chimaeridae
Genus	Anostirus	Hydrolagus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Hydrolagus alberti

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Gulf Chimaera

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Gulf Chimaera
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.

Gulf Chimaera

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.