Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Soft scale

Anostirus castaneus compared with Physokermes piceae

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Soft scale is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Soft scale
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Hemiptera (Hemiptera)
Family	Elateridae	Coccidae
Genus	Anostirus	Physokermes
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Physokermes piceae

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Soft scale

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Soft scale
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.

Soft scale

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden