Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs House fly

Anostirus castaneus compared with Hydrotaea aenescens

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while House fly is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	House fly
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Diptera (Diptera)
Family	Elateridae	Muscidae
Genus	Anostirus	Hydrotaea
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Hydrotaea aenescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and House fly share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

House fly

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	House fly
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.

House fly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (17 countries) and North America (United States).

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland