Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Malagasy civet

Anostirus castaneus compared with Fossa fossana

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Malagasy civet is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Malagasy civet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Elateridae	Eupleridae
Genus	Anostirus	Fossa
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Fossa fossana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Malagasy civet

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Malagasy civet
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.

Malagasy civet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.