Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Mangouste d'Egypte

Anostirus castaneus compared with Herpestes ichneumon

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Mangouste d'Egypte
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Elateridae	Herpestidae
Genus	Anostirus	Herpestes
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Herpestes ichneumon

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Mangouste d'Egypte share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Mangouste d'Egypte

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Mangouste d'Egypte
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.

Mangouste d'Egypte

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Portugal and Spain.

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.