Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Melanesian Megapode

Anostirus castaneus compared with Megapodius eremita

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Melanesian Megapode
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Galliformes (Galliformes)
Family	Elateridae	Megapodiidae
Genus	Anostirus	Megapodius
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Megapodius eremita

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Melanesian Megapode

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Melanesian Megapode
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.

Melanesian Megapode

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway