Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Surf Scoter

Anostirus castaneus compared with Melanitta perspicillata

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Surf Scoter
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Anseriformes (Anseriformes)
Family	Elateridae	Anatidae
Genus	Anostirus	Melanitta
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Melanitta perspicillata

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Surf Scoter

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Surf Scoter
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.

Surf Scoter

Habitat

Typically found in various aerial, terrestrial, and aquatic environments.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States).

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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden