Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Kuhl's Pipistrelle

Anostirus castaneus compared with Pipistrellus kuhlii

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Kuhl's Pipistrelle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Kuhl's Pipistrelle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Chiroptera (Bats)
Family	Elateridae	Vespertilionidae
Genus	Anostirus	Pipistrellus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Pipistrellus kuhlii

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Kuhl's Pipistrelle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Kuhl's Pipistrelle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Kuhl's Pipistrelle
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.

Kuhl's Pipistrelle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine.

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇸🇪 Sweden