Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs European water vole

Anostirus castaneus compared with Arvicola amphibius

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while European water vole is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	European water vole
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Chordata (척삭동물)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Mammalia (포유류)
Order	Coleoptera (딱정벌레목)	Rodentia (설치류)
Family	Elateridae	Cricetidae
Genus	Anostirus	Arvicola
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Arvicola amphibius

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and European water vole share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (동물)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

European water vole

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	European water vole
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.

European water vole

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