Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs East African Arvicanthis

Anostirus castaneus compared with Arvicanthis nairobae

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	East African Arvicanthis
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópodos)	Chordata (cordados)
Class	Insecta (insecto)	Mammalia (mamíferos)
Order	Coleoptera (coleópteros)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Elateridae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Anostirus	Arvicanthis
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Arvicanthis nairobae

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and East African Arvicanthis share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

East African Arvicanthis

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	East African Arvicanthis
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.

East African Arvicanthis

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.