Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Putois Marbré

Anostirus castaneus compared with Vormela peregusna

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Putois Marbré is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Putois Marbré
Kingdom same	Animalia (animal)	Animalia (animal)
Phylum	Arthropoda (arthropodes)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (insecte)	Mammalia (mammifères)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Carnivora (carnivores)
Family	Elateridae	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)
Genus	Anostirus	Vormela
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Vormela peregusna

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Putois Marbré

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Putois Marbré
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.

Putois Marbré

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ukraine. 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.