Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs oceanic scud

Anostirus castaneus compared with Gammarus oceanicus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while oceanic scud is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	oceanic scud
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Amphipoda (Amphipoda)
Family	Elateridae	Gammaridae
Genus	Anostirus	Gammarus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Gammarus oceanicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and oceanic scud share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

oceanic scud

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	oceanic scud
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.

oceanic scud

Habitat

Typically found in marine, freshwater, and terrestrial environments.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden