Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Pickerel Frog

Anostirus castaneus compared with Lithobates palustris

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Pickerel Frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Elateridae	Ranidae
Genus	Anostirus	Lithobates
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Lithobates palustris

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Pickerel Frog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Pickerel Frog
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.

Pickerel Frog

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

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.