Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Ironclad Beetle

Anostirus castaneus compared with Tarphius azoricus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Ironclad Beetle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Ironclad Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Elateridae	Zopheridae
Genus	Anostirus	Tarphius
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Tarphius azoricus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Ironclad Beetle share a common ancestor at the Order level: Coleoptera. (Beetles)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Ironclad Beetle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Ironclad Beetle
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.

Ironclad Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered 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.