Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Little Ringed Plover

Anostirus castaneus compared with Charadrius dubius

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Little Ringed Plover is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Little Ringed Plover
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Charadriiformes (Charadriiformes)
Family	Elateridae	Charadriidae
Genus	Anostirus	Charadrius
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Charadrius dubius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Little Ringed Plover

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Little Ringed Plover
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 Ringed Plover

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.

Little Ringed Plover

Little Ringed Plover (Charadrius dubius) is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List. Facing a high risk of endangerment in the wild, with declining populations and increasing habitat pressure.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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