Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Red-headed Flameback

Anostirus castaneus compared with Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Red-headed Flameback is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Red-headed Flameback
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Piciformes (Piciformes)
Family	Elateridae	Picidae
Genus	Anostirus	Chrysocolaptes
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Chrysocolaptes erythrocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Red-headed Flameback share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Red-headed Flameback

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Red-headed Flameback
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.

Red-headed Flameback

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway