Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Polynesian rat

Anostirus castaneus compared with Rattus exulans

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Polynesian rat
Kingdom same	Animalia (hayvan)	Animalia (hayvan)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Eklem bacaklılar)	Chordata (Kordalılar)
Class	Insecta (böcek)	Mammalia (memeliler)
Order	Coleoptera (Kın kanatlılar)	Rodentia (kemiriciler)
Family	Elateridae	Muridae (Mice & Rats)
Genus	Anostirus	Rattus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Rattus exulans

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Polynesian rat share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (hayvan)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Polynesian rat

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Polynesian rat
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.

Polynesian rat

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical dry broadleaf forests, and tropical and subtropical coniferous forests, among 4 distinct biome types spanning the Australasia and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (6 countries), Europe (United Kingdom), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (Chile).

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.