Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Phallic Catshark

Anostirus castaneus compared with Galeus priapus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Phallic Catshark
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Chondrichthyes (Cartilaginous Fish)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Carcharhiniformes (Ground Sharks)
Family	Elateridae	Scyliorhinidae
Genus	Anostirus	Galeus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Galeus priapus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Phallic Catshark

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Phallic Catshark
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.

Phallic Catshark

Habitat

Typically found in marine environments from coastal waters to deep ocean.

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.