Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs red ribbon worm

Anostirus castaneus compared with Lineus ruber

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	red ribbon worm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Nemertea (Nemertea)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pilidiophora (Pilidiophora)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Heteronemertea (Heteronemertea)
Family	Elateridae	Lineidae
Genus	Anostirus	Lineus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Lineus ruber

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

red ribbon worm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	red ribbon 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.

red ribbon worm

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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