Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Mistle Thrush

Anostirus castaneus compared with Turdus viscivorus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Mistle Thrush is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Mistle Thrush
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Elateridae	Turdidae
Genus	Anostirus	Turdus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Turdus viscivorus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Mistle Thrush

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Mistle Thrush
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.

Mistle Thrush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden