Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Mountain Ermel

Anostirus castaneus compared with Ethmia pyrausta

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Mountain Ermel is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Mountain Ermel
Kingdom same	Animalia (животные)	Animalia (животные)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Arthropoda (членистоногие)
Class same	Insecta (насекомые)	Insecta (насекомые)
Order	Coleoptera (жесткокрылые)	Lepidoptera (чешуекрылые)
Family	Elateridae	Ethmiidae
Genus	Anostirus	Ethmia
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Ethmia pyrausta

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Mountain Ermel share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (насекомые)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Mountain Ermel

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Mountain Ermel
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.

Mountain Ermel

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Found in 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 1 countries:

🇸🇪 Sweden