Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Antennenpolyp

Anostirus castaneus compared with Nemertesia antennina

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Antennenpolyp is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Antennenpolyp
Kingdom same	Animalia (Tier)	Animalia (Tier)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Cnidaria (Nesseltiere)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Hydrozoa (Hydrozoen)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Leptothecata (Leptothecata)
Family	Elateridae	Plumulariidae
Genus	Anostirus	Nemertesia
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Nemertesia antennina

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Antennenpolyp

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Antennenpolyp
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.

Antennenpolyp

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden.

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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden