Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Reticulated Python

Anostirus castaneus compared with Python reticulatus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Reticulated Python
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)	Reptilia (爬行纲)
Order	Coleoptera (鞘翅目)	Squamata (有鱗目)
Family	Elateridae	Pythonidae (Pythons)
Genus	Anostirus	Python (Pythons)
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Python reticulatus

Evolutionary Relationship

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

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Reticulated Python

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Reticulated Python
Diet	—	Carnivore
Average Lifespan	—	25 years
Average Length	—	6.0 m
Average Weight	—	75.0 kg

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.

Reticulated Python

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 within the Indomalayan biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, and Thailand.

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.

Reticulated Python

网纹蟒（Python reticulatus）是世界上最长、体重最大的蛇之一。以缠绕方式将猎物勒死。