Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs mountain hare

Anostirus castaneus compared with Lepus timidus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while mountain hare is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	mountain hare
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lagomorpha (Rabbits & Hares)
Family	Elateridae	Leporidae (Rabbits & Hares)
Genus	Anostirus	Lepus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Lepus timidus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

mountain hare

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	mountain hare
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.

mountain hare

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Russia, Sweden, and Ukraine. 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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden