Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Lesser Nighthawk

Anostirus castaneus compared with Chordeiles acutipennis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Lesser Nighthawk
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caprimulgiformes (Caprimulgiformes)
Family	Elateridae	Caprimulgidae
Genus	Anostirus	Chordeiles
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Chordeiles acutipennis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Nighthawk

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Lesser Nighthawk
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 Nighthawk

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, Norway, 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.

Lesser Nighthawk

Lesser Nighthawk (Chordeiles acutipennis) 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