Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Wateree River Toadshade

Anostirus castaneus compared with Trillium oostingii

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Wateree River Toadshade is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Wateree River Toadshade
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Elateridae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Trillium
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Trillium oostingii

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Wateree River Toadshade

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Wateree River Toadshade
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.

Wateree River Toadshade

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.