Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Striate peaclam

Anostirus castaneus compared with Pisidium punctiferum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Striate peaclam
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mollusca (Mollusks)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bivalvia (Bivalvia)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Sphaeriida (Sphaeriida)
Family	Elateridae	Sphaeriidae
Genus	Anostirus	Pisidium
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Pisidium punctiferum

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Striate peaclam share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Striate peaclam

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Striate peaclam
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.

Striate peaclam

Habitat

Native to North America and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across United States and Venezuela.

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.