Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Schweinitz's cyperus

Anostirus castaneus compared with Cyperus schweinitzii

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Schweinitz's cyperus is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Schweinitz's cyperus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Elateridae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Cyperus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Cyperus schweinitzii

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Schweinitz's cyperus

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Schweinitz's cyperus
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.

Schweinitz's cyperus

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada).

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.