Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs small-spotted genet

Anostirus castaneus compared with Genetta genetta

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while small-spotted genet is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	small-spotted genet
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Mammalia (Mammals)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Carnivora (Carnivorans)
Family	Elateridae	Viverridae
Genus	Anostirus	Genetta
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Genetta genetta

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and small-spotted genet share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

small-spotted genet

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	small-spotted genet
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-spotted genet

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found across Europe (10 countries).

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 2 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇨🇭 Switzerland