Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Javan Lapwing

Anostirus castaneus compared with Vanellus macropterus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Javan Lapwing is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Javan Lapwing
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Elateridae	Charadriidae
Genus	Anostirus	Vanellus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Vanellus macropterus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Javan Lapwing share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Javan Lapwing

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Javan Lapwing
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.

Javan Lapwing

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Critically 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway