Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Palmate Newt

Anostirus castaneus compared with Lissotriton helveticus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Palmate Newt
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caudata (Caudata)
Family	Elateridae	Salamandridae
Genus	Anostirus	Lissotriton
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Lissotriton helveticus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Palmate Newt

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Palmate Newt
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.

Palmate Newt

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Belgium.

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 1 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium