Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Strawberry root weevil

Anostirus castaneus compared with Otiorhynchus ovatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Strawberry root weevil
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order same	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Elateridae	Curculionidae
Genus	Anostirus	Otiorhynchus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Otiorhynchus ovatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Strawberry root weevil share a common ancestor at the Order level: Coleoptera. (Beetles)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Strawberry root weevil

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Strawberry root weevil
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.

Strawberry root weevil

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (34 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Argentina).

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland