Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Large False Serotine

Anostirus castaneus compared with Hesperoptenus tomesi

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Large False Serotine is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Large False Serotine
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	Hesperoptenus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Hesperoptenus tomesi

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Large False Serotine share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Large False Serotine

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Large False Serotine
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.

Large False Serotine

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.