Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Potto

Anostirus castaneus compared with Perodicticus potto

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Potto is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Potto
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Primates (Primates)
Family	Elateridae	Lorisidae
Genus	Anostirus	Perodicticus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Perodicticus potto

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Potto

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Potto
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.

Potto

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.