Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Scaly Francolin

Anostirus castaneus compared with Pternistis squamatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Scaly Francolin
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Galliformes (Galliformes)
Family	Elateridae	Phasianidae
Genus	Anostirus	Pternistis
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Pternistis squamatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Scaly Francolin share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Scaly Francolin

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Scaly Francolin
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.

Scaly Francolin

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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