Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Little Grebe

Anostirus castaneus compared with Tachybaptus ruficollis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Little Grebe
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Podicipediformes (Podicipediformes)
Family	Elateridae	Podicipedidae
Genus	Anostirus	Tachybaptus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Tachybaptus ruficollis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Little Grebe

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Little Grebe
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.

Little Grebe

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, 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.

Little Grebe

Little Grebe (Tachybaptus ruficollis) 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 4 countries:

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