Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Hudson s Thomaomys

Anostirus castaneus compared with Thomasomys hudsoni

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Hudson s Thomaomys is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Hudson s Thomaomys
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	Thomasomys
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Thomasomys hudsoni

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Hudson s Thomaomys share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (animal)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Hudson s Thomaomys

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Hudson s Thomaomys
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.

Hudson s Thomaomys

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.