Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Klamath Weed Beetle

Anostirus castaneus compared with Chrysolina quadrigemina

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Klamath Weed 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	Chrysomelidae
Genus	Anostirus	Chrysolina
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Chrysolina quadrigemina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Klamath Weed Beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Klamath Weed 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.

Klamath Weed Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Denmark, Norway, Sweden), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Chile).

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden