Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Wall iris

Anostirus castaneus compared with Iris tectorum

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Wall iris is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Wall iris
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Mantodea (Mantodea)
Family	Elateridae	Eremiaphilidae
Genus	Anostirus	Iris
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Iris tectorum

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Wall iris share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Wall iris

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Wall iris
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.

Wall iris

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across India, Malta, Taiwan, and 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.