Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Smooth-backed Frog

Anostirus castaneus compared with Lithobates psilonota

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Smooth-backed Frog
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Elateridae	Ranidae
Genus	Anostirus	Lithobates
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Lithobates psilonota

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Smooth-backed Frog share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Smooth-backed Frog

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Smooth-backed Frog
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.

Smooth-backed Frog

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Mexico.

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.