Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs net coral

Anostirus castaneus compared with Alveopora spongiosa

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while net coral is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	net coral
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Anthozoa
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Scleractinia (Scleractinia)
Family	Elateridae	Acroporidae
Genus	Anostirus	Alveopora
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Alveopora spongiosa

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

net coral

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	net coral
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.

net coral

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan. 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.