Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Lined click beetle

Anostirus castaneus compared with Agriotes lineatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Lined click beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family same	Elateridae	Elateridae
Genus	Anostirus	Agriotes
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Agriotes lineatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Lined click beetle share a common ancestor at the Family level: Elateridae.

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Lined click beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Lined click beetle
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.

Lined click beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland