Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Neuguinea Beutelmarder

Anostirus castaneus compared with Dasyurus albopunctatus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Neuguinea Beutelmarder is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Neuguinea Beutelmarder
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Chordata (Chordatiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Mammalia (Säugetiere)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Dasyuromorphia (Raubbeutlerartige)
Family	Elateridae	Dasyuridae
Genus	Anostirus	Dasyurus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Dasyurus albopunctatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Neuguinea Beutelmarder share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Tier)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Neuguinea Beutelmarder

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Neuguinea Beutelmarder
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.

Neuguinea Beutelmarder

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

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.