Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Mite

Anostirus castaneus compared with Tyrophagus putrescentiae

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Mite is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Mite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arachnida (Arachnids)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Sarcoptiformes (Sarcoptiformes)
Family	Elateridae	Acaridae
Genus	Anostirus	Tyrophagus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Tyrophagus putrescentiae

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Mite share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Mite

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Mite
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.

Mite

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial habitats from forests to deserts.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Mongolia, Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), and North America (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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden