Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs rough top shell

Anostirus castaneus compared with Jujubinus exasperatus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while rough top shell is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	rough top shell
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Gastropoda (Gastropoda)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Trochida (Trochida)
Family	Elateridae	Trochidae
Genus	Anostirus	Jujubinus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Jujubinus exasperatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and rough top shell share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

rough top shell

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	rough top shell
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 top shell

Habitat

Typically found in terrestrial and aquatic habitats including forests and freshwater.

Range

Found across Asia (Turkey) 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway