Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Prototype quillwort

Anostirus castaneus compared with Isoetes prototypus

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Prototype quillwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lycopodiopsida (Lycopodiopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Isoetales (Isoetales)
Family	Elateridae	Isoetaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Isoetes
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Isoetes prototypus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Prototype quillwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Prototype quillwort
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.

Prototype quillwort

Habitat

Native to North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Canada. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.