Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs rough bindweed

Anostirus castaneus compared with Smilax aspera

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while rough bindweed is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	rough bindweed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Elateridae	Smilacaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Smilax
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Smilax aspera

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

rough bindweed

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	rough bindweed
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.

rough bindweed

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Colombia, Hungary, and Portugal. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.