Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs intermediate polypody

Anostirus castaneus compared with Polypodium interjectum

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while intermediate polypody is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	intermediate polypody
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Elateridae	Polypodiaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Polypodium
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Polypodium interjectum

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

intermediate polypody

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	intermediate polypody
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.

intermediate polypody

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden