Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs small skipper

Anostirus castaneus compared with Thymelicus sylvestris

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while small skipper is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	small skipper
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	Hesperiidae
Genus	Anostirus	Thymelicus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Thymelicus sylvestris

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and small skipper share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

small skipper

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	small skipper
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 skipper

Habitat

Inhabits Mediterranean forests and woodlands within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Found across Europe (37 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.

small skipper

small skipper (Thymelicus sylvestris) is classified as Vulnerable (VU) on the IUCN Red List. Facing a high risk of endangerment in the wild, with declining populations and increasing habitat pressure.