Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Mikawa Salamander

Anostirus castaneus compared with Hynobius mikawaensis

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Mikawa Salamander is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Mikawa Salamander
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caudata (Caudata)
Family	Elateridae	Hynobiidae
Genus	Anostirus	Hynobius
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Hynobius mikawaensis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Mikawa Salamander

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Mikawa 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.

Mikawa 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.