Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Polynesian Tree Snail

Anostirus castaneus compared with Partula dolorosa

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Polynesian Tree Snail is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Polynesian Tree Snail
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Stylommatophora (Stylommatophora)
Family	Elateridae	Partulidae
Genus	Anostirus	Partula
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Partula dolorosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Polynesian Tree Snail share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Polynesian Tree Snail

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Polynesian Tree Snail
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.

Polynesian Tree Snail

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

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.