Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Monogenetic fluke

Anostirus castaneus compared with Dactylogyrus amphibothrium

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Monogenetic fluke
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Platyhelminthes (Platyhelminthes)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Monogenea (Monogenea)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Dactylogyridea (Dactylogyridea)
Family	Elateridae	Dactylogyridae
Genus	Anostirus	Dactylogyrus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Dactylogyrus amphibothrium

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Monogenetic fluke

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Monogenetic fluke
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.

Monogenetic fluke

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden