Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Himalayan Birch

Anostirus castaneus compared with Betula utilis

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Himalayan Birch is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Himalayan Birch
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fagales (Beeches & Oaks)
Family	Elateridae	Betulaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Betula
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Betula utilis

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Himalayan Birch

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Himalayan Birch
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.

Himalayan Birch

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, 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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden