Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs tree rhododendron

Anostirus castaneus compared with Rhododendron arboreum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	tree rhododendron
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Elateridae	Ericaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Rhododendron
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Rhododendron arboreum

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

tree rhododendron

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	tree rhododendron
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.

tree rhododendron

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Jamaica).

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.