Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Genévrier de Virginie

Anostirus castaneus compared with Juniperus virginiana

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Genévrier de Virginie is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Genévrier de Virginie
Kingdom	Animalia (animal)	Plantae (plante)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Elateridae	Cupressaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Juniperus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Juniperus virginiana

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Genévrier de Virginie

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Genévrier de Virginie
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.

Genévrier de Virginie

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Lesotho, South Africa), Asia (Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (12 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Brazil).

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