Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Redclaw

Anostirus castaneus compared with Cherax quadricarinatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Redclaw
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Malacostraca (Crustaceans)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Decapoda (Decapoda)
Family	Elateridae	Parastacidae
Genus	Anostirus	Cherax
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Cherax quadricarinatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Redclaw share a common ancestor at the Phylum level: Arthropoda. (Arthropods)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Redclaw

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Redclaw
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.

Redclaw

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (8 countries), Europe (8 countries), North America (5 countries), and South America (5 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway