Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Prickled ray

Anostirus castaneus compared with Malacoraja spinacidermis

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Prickled ray
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Elateridae	Rajidae
Genus	Anostirus	Malacoraja
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Malacoraja spinacidermis

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Prickled ray

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Prickled ray
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.

Prickled ray

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.