Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Quebec worm

Anostirus castaneus compared with Lumbricus festivus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Quebec worm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Quebec worm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Clitellata (Clitellata)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Crassiclitellata (Crassiclitellata)
Family	Elateridae	Lumbricidae
Genus	Anostirus	Lumbricus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Lumbricus festivus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Quebec worm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Quebec worm
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.

Quebec worm

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden