Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Sparaxis

Anostirus castaneus compared with Sparaxis grandiflora

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Sparaxis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Elateridae	Iridaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Sparaxis
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Sparaxis grandiflora

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Sparaxis

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Sparaxis
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.

Sparaxis

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Australia, Portugal, United Kingdom, 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.