Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Rötliche Kegelbiene

Anostirus castaneus compared with Coelioxys rufescens

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Rötliche Kegelbiene is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Rötliche Kegelbiene
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)
Class same	Insecta (Insekten)	Insecta (Insekten)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Hymenoptera (Hautflügler)
Family	Elateridae	Megachilidae
Genus	Anostirus	Coelioxys
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Coelioxys rufescens

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Rötliche Kegelbiene share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insekten)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Rötliche Kegelbiene

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Rötliche Kegelbiene
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.

Rötliche Kegelbiene

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden