Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Saucer Leaf Algae

Anostirus castaneus compared with Turbinaria tricostata

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Saucer Leaf Algae is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Saucer Leaf Algae
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Cnidaria (Cnidarians)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Anthozoa
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Scleractinia (Scleractinia)
Family	Elateridae	Dendrophylliidae
Genus	Anostirus	Turbinaria
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Turbinaria tricostata

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Saucer Leaf Algae share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Saucer Leaf Algae

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Saucer Leaf Algae
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.

Saucer Leaf Algae

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.