Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Round-headed borer

Anostirus castaneus compared with Saperda candida

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Round-headed borer is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Round-headed borer
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Elateridae	Cerambycidae
Genus	Anostirus	Saperda
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Saperda candida

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Round-headed borer share a common ancestor at the Order level: Coleoptera. (Beetles)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Round-headed borer

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Round-headed borer
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.

Round-headed borer

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Canada, Denmark, Germany, Sweden, and United States.

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:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇸🇪 Sweden