Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Isopod

Anostirus castaneus compared with Porcellio dilatatus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Isopod
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Isopoda (Isopoda)
Family	Elateridae	Porcellionidae
Genus	Anostirus	Porcellio
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Porcellio dilatatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Isopod share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Isopod

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Isopod
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.

Isopod

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (7 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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