Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Large Scabious Mining Bee

Anostirus castaneus compared with Andrena hattorfiana

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Large Scabious Mining Bee is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Large Scabious Mining Bee
Kingdom same	Animalia (동물)	Animalia (동물)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Arthropoda (절지동물)
Class same	Insecta (곤충)	Insecta (곤충)
Order	Coleoptera (딱정벌레목)	Hymenoptera (벌목)
Family	Elateridae	Andrenidae
Genus	Anostirus	Andrena
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Andrena hattorfiana

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Large Scabious Mining Bee share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (곤충)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Large Scabious Mining Bee

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Large Scabious Mining Bee
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.

Large Scabious Mining Bee

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

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