Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Oxbow Diving Beetle

Anostirus castaneus compared with Hydroporus rufifrons

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Oxbow Diving Beetle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Oxbow Diving Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Elateridae	Dytiscidae
Genus	Anostirus	Hydroporus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Hydroporus rufifrons

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Oxbow Diving Beetle share a common ancestor at the Order level: Coleoptera. (Beetles)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Oxbow Diving Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Oxbow Diving Beetle
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.

Oxbow Diving Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden