Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Luschan's salamander

Anostirus castaneus compared with Lyciasalamandra luschani

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Luschan's salamander is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Luschan's salamander
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caudata (Caudata)
Family	Elateridae	Salamandridae
Genus	Anostirus	Lyciasalamandra
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Lyciasalamandra luschani

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Luschan's salamander share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Luschan's salamander

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Luschan's salamander
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.

Luschan's salamander

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

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.