Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Variable Green Toad

Anostirus castaneus compared with Bufotes variabilis

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Variable Green Toad is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Variable Green Toad
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Amphibia (Amphibians)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Anura (Frogs & Toads)
Family	Elateridae	Bufonidae
Genus	Anostirus	Bufotes
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Bufotes variabilis

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Variable Green Toad share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Variable Green Toad

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Variable Green Toad
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.

Variable Green Toad

Habitat

Typically found in freshwater habitats, moist forests, and wetlands.

Range

Found in Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden