Black skate vs Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Bathyraja trachura compared with Anostirus castaneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Black skate	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Arthropoda (arthropodes)
Class	Elasmobranchii	Insecta (insecte)
Order	Rajiformes (Rajiformes)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Arhynchobatidae	Elateridae
Genus	Bathyraja	Anostirus
Species	Bathyraja trachura	Anostirus castaneus

Evolutionary Relationship

Black skate and Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Black skate

LC — Least Concern

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Black skate	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Black skate

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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

Black skate

The Black skate (Bathyraja trachura) is a species in the genus Bathyraja. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List.

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.