Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Neotropical otter

Anostirus castaneus compared with Lontra longicaudis

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Neotropical otter is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Neotropical otter
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Elateridae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Anostirus	Lontra
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Lontra longicaudis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Neotropical otter

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Neotropical otter
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.

Neotropical otter

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Ecuador, and Venezuela.

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.