Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Red-headed Quelea

Anostirus castaneus compared with Quelea erythrops

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Red-headed Quelea
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Elateridae	Ploceidae
Genus	Anostirus	Quelea
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Quelea erythrops

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Red-headed Quelea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Red-headed Quelea
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 Quelea

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (United Arab Emirates) and Europe (7 countries).

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.

Red-headed Quelea

Red-headed Quelea (Quelea erythrops) is classified as Least Concern (LC) on the IUCN Red List. Widespread and abundant across its range, with stable populations and no immediate conservation concerns.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway