Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs least chink shell

Anostirus castaneus compared with Lacuna parva

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while least chink shell is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	least chink shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Littorinimorpha (Littorinimorpha)
Family	Elateridae	Littorinidae
Genus	Anostirus	Lacuna
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Lacuna parva

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and least chink shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

least chink shell

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	least chink shell
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 chink shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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