Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Microphysid bug

Anostirus castaneus compared with Loricula exilis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Microphysid bug
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Elateridae	Microphysidae
Genus	Anostirus	Loricula
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Loricula exilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Microphysid bug share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Microphysid bug

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Microphysid bug
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.

Microphysid bug

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Sweden, 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.