Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Long-range Firefly

Anostirus castaneus compared with Pyractomena dispersa

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Long-range Firefly is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Long-range Firefly
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	Elateridae	Lampyridae
Genus	Anostirus	Pyractomena
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Pyractomena dispersa

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Long-range Firefly share a common ancestor at the Order level: Coleoptera. (Beetles)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Long-range Firefly

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Long-range Firefly
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.

Long-range Firefly

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada and 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.