Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Smallthorn skate

Anostirus castaneus compared with Bathyraja minispinosa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Smallthorn skate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Elasmobranchii
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)
Family	Elateridae	Arhynchobatidae
Genus	Anostirus	Bathyraja
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Bathyraja minispinosa

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Smallthorn skate share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Smallthorn skate

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Smallthorn skate
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.

Smallthorn skate

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.