Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Redlegged ham beetle

Anostirus castaneus compared with Necrobia rufipes

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Redlegged ham beetle
Kingdom same	Animalia (प्राणी)	Animalia (प्राणी)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)
Class same	Insecta (कीट)	Insecta (कीट)
Order same	Coleoptera (वर्मपंखी गण)	Coleoptera (वर्मपंखी गण)
Family	Elateridae	Cleridae
Genus	Anostirus	Necrobia
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Necrobia rufipes

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Redlegged ham beetle share a common ancestor at the Order level: Coleoptera. (वर्मपंखी गण)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Redlegged ham beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Redlegged ham beetle
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.

Redlegged ham beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (4 countries), Europe (18 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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 5 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland