Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Giant Mole Shrew

Anostirus castaneus compared with Blarina brevicauda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Giant Mole Shrew
Kingdom same	Animalia (动物界)	Animalia (动物界)
Phylum	Arthropoda (节肢动物门)	Chordata (脊索动物门)
Class	Insecta (昆蟲綱)	Mammalia (哺乳動物)
Order	Coleoptera (鞘翅目)	Soricomorpha (鼩形目)
Family	Elateridae	Soricidae
Genus	Anostirus	Blarina
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Blarina brevicauda

Evolutionary Relationship

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle and Giant Mole Shrew share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (动物界)

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Giant Mole Shrew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Giant Mole Shrew
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.

Giant Mole Shrew

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in United States.

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.