Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs spring speedwell

Anostirus castaneus compared with Veronica verna

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while spring speedwell is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	spring speedwell
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Elateridae	Plantaginaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Veronica
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Veronica verna

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

spring speedwell

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	spring speedwell
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.

spring speedwell

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.