Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Ko`oko`olau

Anostirus castaneus compared with Bidens campylotheca

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Ko`oko`olau is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Ko`oko`olau
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Elateridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anostirus	Bidens
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Bidens campylotheca

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Ko`oko`olau

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Ko`oko`olau
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.

Ko`oko`olau

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, temperate coniferous forests, and temperate grasslands and steppes, among 4 distinct biome types within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found in Turkey. 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.