Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Lesser Bladderwort

Anostirus castaneus compared with Utricularia minor

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Lesser Bladderwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Lesser Bladderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Elateridae	Lentibulariaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Utricularia
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Utricularia minor

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Bladderwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Lesser Bladderwort
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.

Lesser Bladderwort

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (Canada, United States). Currently classified as Endangered 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden