Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Least Bittern

Anostirus castaneus compared with Ixobrychus exilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Least Bittern
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Pelecaniformes (Pelecaniformes)
Family	Elateridae	Ardeidae
Genus	Anostirus	Ixobrychus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Ixobrychus exilis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Least Bittern

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Least Bittern
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.

Least Bittern

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, United States, and Venezuela.

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.

Least Bittern

Least Bittern (Ixobrychus exilis) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway