Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Rusty-winged Starling

Anostirus castaneus compared with Aplonis zelandica

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Rusty-winged Starling is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Rusty-winged Starling
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Elateridae	Sturnidae
Genus	Anostirus	Aplonis
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Aplonis zelandica

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Rusty-winged Starling share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Rusty-winged Starling

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Rusty-winged Starling
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.

Rusty-winged Starling

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found in Norway. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway