Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Winged Jurinea

Anostirus castaneus compared with Jurinea alata

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Winged Jurinea is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Winged Jurinea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Elateridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Anostirus	Jurinea
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Jurinea alata

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Winged Jurinea

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Winged Jurinea
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.

Winged Jurinea

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Found in France. 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.