Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Mud Dauber

Anostirus castaneus compared with Sceliphron caementarium

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Mud Dauber
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Hymenoptera (Ants, Bees & Wasps)
Family	Elateridae	Sphecidae
Genus	Anostirus	Sceliphron
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Sceliphron caementarium

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Mud Dauber share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Mud Dauber

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Mud Dauber
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.

Mud Dauber

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (15 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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway