Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Corn sap beetle

Anostirus castaneus compared with Carpophilus dimidiatus

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Corn sap beetle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Corn sap beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class same	Insecta (insecto)	Insecta (insecto)
Order same	Coleoptera (coleópteros)	Coleoptera (coleópteros)
Family	Elateridae	Nitidulidae
Genus	Anostirus	Carpophilus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Carpophilus dimidiatus

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Corn sap beetle share a common ancestor at the Order level: Coleoptera. (coleópteros)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Corn sap beetle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Corn sap beetle
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.

Corn sap beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (18 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland