Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs hagfish

Anostirus castaneus compared with Myxine glutinosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	hagfish
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Myxini (Myxini)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Myxiniformes (Myxiniformes)
Family	Elateridae	Myxinidae
Genus	Anostirus	Myxine
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Myxine glutinosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

hagfish

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	hagfish
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.

hagfish

Habitat

Native to Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Chile, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden