Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Small elm midget

Anostirus castaneus compared with Phyllonorycter schreberella

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Small elm midget is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Small elm midget
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Elateridae	Gracillariidae
Genus	Anostirus	Phyllonorycter
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Phyllonorycter schreberella

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Small elm midget share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Small elm midget

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Small elm midget
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.

Small elm midget

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries). 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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden