Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Green-Winged Orchid

Anostirus castaneus compared with Anacamptis morio

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Green-Winged Orchid is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Green-Winged Orchid
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Magnoliophyta (피자식물문)
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Liliopsida (백합강)
Order	Coleoptera (딱정벌레목)	Asparagales (비짜루목)
Family	Elateridae	Orchidaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Anacamptis
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Anacamptis morio

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Green-Winged Orchid

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Green-Winged Orchid
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.

Green-Winged Orchid

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden