Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs White-collared Kite

Anostirus castaneus compared with Leptodon forbesi

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while White-collared Kite is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	White-collared Kite
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Accipitriformes (Hawks & Eagles)
Family	Elateridae	Accipitridae (Hawks & Eagles)
Genus	Anostirus	Leptodon
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Leptodon forbesi

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and White-collared Kite share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

White-collared Kite

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	White-collared Kite
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.

White-collared Kite

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Endangered 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:

🇳🇴 Norway