Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs

Anostirus castaneus compared with Sphingopyxis granuli

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Bacteria (Bacteria)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Proteobacteria (Proteobacteria)
Class Insecta (Insects) Alphaproteobacteria (Alphaproteobacteria)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles) Sphingomonadales (Sphingomonadales)
Family Elateridae Sphingomonadaceae
Genus Anostirus Sphingopyxis
Species Anostirus castaneus Sphingopyxis granuli

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
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.

Habitat

Native to Asia, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.

Sphingopyxis granuli is a Gram-negative alphaproteobacterium in the family Sphingomonadaceae, characterized by its yellow-pigmented colonies and the presence of sphingolipids in its membrane—a trait shared across the family. It was isolated from granule-associated material and is aerobic, rod-shaped, and motile. Sphingopyxis species are common in soils, freshwater, and plant-associated environments.

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