Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Traça

Anostirus castaneus compared with Brachmia infuscatella

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Traça is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Traça
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Arthropoda (artrópode)
Class same	Insecta (inseto)	Insecta (inseto)
Order	Coleoptera (besouro)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Elateridae	Gelechiidae
Genus	Anostirus	Brachmia
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Brachmia infuscatella

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Traça share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (inseto)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Traça

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Traça
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.

Traça

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in Portugal. 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.