Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Slender Russian-Thistle

Anostirus castaneus compared with Salsola collina

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Slender Russian-Thistle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Slender Russian-Thistle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Elateridae	Amaranthaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Salsola
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Salsola collina

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Slender Russian-Thistle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Slender Russian-Thistle
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.

Slender Russian-Thistle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.