Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Opposite Stonewort

Anostirus castaneus compared with Chara contraria

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Opposite Stonewort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Opposite Stonewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Charophyta (Charophyta)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Charophyceae (Charophyceae)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Charales (Charales)
Family	Elateridae	Characeae
Genus	Anostirus	Chara
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Chara contraria

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Opposite Stonewort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Opposite Stonewort
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.

Opposite Stonewort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. 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.