Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs thin-necked bladderworm

Anostirus castaneus compared with Taenia hydatigena

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while thin-necked bladderworm is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	thin-necked bladderworm
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Platyhelminthes (Platyhelminthes)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Cestoda (Cestoda)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Cyclophyllidea (Cyclophyllidea)
Family	Elateridae	Taeniidae
Genus	Anostirus	Taenia
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Taenia hydatigena

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and thin-necked bladderworm share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

thin-necked bladderworm

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	thin-necked bladderworm
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.

thin-necked bladderworm

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden