Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs String Sargassum

Anostirus castaneus compared with Sargassum setifolium

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while String Sargassum is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	String Sargassum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Chromista (Chromista)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ochrophyta (Ochrophyta)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Phaeophyceae (Phaeophyceae)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fucales (Fucales)
Family	Elateridae	Sargassaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Sargassum
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Sargassum setifolium

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

String Sargassum

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	String Sargassum
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.

String Sargassum

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.