Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Campagnol terrestre

Anostirus castaneus compared with Arvicola amphibius

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Campagnol terrestre is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Campagnol terrestre
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rodentia (Rodents)
Family	Elateridae	Cricetidae
Genus	Anostirus	Arvicola
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Arvicola amphibius

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Campagnol terrestre

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Campagnol terrestre
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.

Campagnol terrestre

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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