Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Variable Pitohui

Anostirus castaneus compared with Pitohui kirhocephalus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Variable Pitohui
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Elateridae	Oriolidae
Genus	Anostirus	Pitohui
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Pitohui kirhocephalus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Variable Pitohui

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Variable Pitohui
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 Pitohui

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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:

🇳🇴 Norway