Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Northern tamandua

Anostirus castaneus compared with Tamandua mexicana

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Northern tamandua
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Pilosa (Sloths & Anteaters)
Family	Elateridae	Myrmecophagidae
Genus	Anostirus	Tamandua
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Tamandua mexicana

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Northern tamandua

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Northern tamandua
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.

Northern tamandua

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.