Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Peppermint-scented Geranium

Anostirus castaneus compared with Pelargonium tomentosum

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Peppermint-scented Geranium is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Peppermint-scented Geranium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Geraniales (Geraniales)
Family	Elateridae	Geraniaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Pelargonium
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Pelargonium tomentosum

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Peppermint-scented Geranium

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Peppermint-scented Geranium
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.

Peppermint-scented Geranium

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in United Kingdom.

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.