Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Pleasing Poison Frog

Anostirus castaneus compared with Ameerega bassleri

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Pleasing Poison Frog is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Pleasing Poison 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	Dendrobatidae (Poison Dart Frogs)
Genus	Anostirus	Ameerega
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Ameerega bassleri

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Pleasing Poison Frog

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Pleasing Poison 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.

Pleasing Poison Frog

Habitat

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

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.