Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Hakuba Salamander

Anostirus castaneus compared with Hynobius hidamontanus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Hakuba Salamander is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Hakuba Salamander
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caudata (Caudata)
Family	Elateridae	Hynobiidae
Genus	Anostirus	Hynobius
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Hynobius hidamontanus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Hakuba Salamander

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Hakuba Salamander
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.

Hakuba Salamander

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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.