Bristlecone Pine vs Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Pinus longaeva compared with Anostirus castaneus

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bristlecone Pine	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Coniferophyta (Conifers)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Pinopsida (Conifers)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Pinales (Pines & Allies)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Pinaceae (Pine Family)	Elateridae
Genus	Pinus (Pines)	Anostirus
Species	Pinus longaeva	Anostirus castaneus

Conservation Status

Bristlecone Pine

LC — Least Concern

Trend: Stable →

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bristlecone Pine	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Diet	Autotroph	—
Average Lifespan	5000 years	—
Average Length	15.0 m	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bristlecone Pine

Habitat

Typically found in temperate and boreal forests, often at higher elevations.

Range

Found in United States.

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Bristlecone Pine

The oldest known living individual tree on Earth, the Great Basin bristlecone pine can live over 5,000 years in the harsh, windswept subalpine environments of the White Mountains of California and the Great Basin region. Their extreme longevity is linked to slow metabolism, dense resinous wood resistant to decay and insects, and harsh high-altitude conditions that limit competition. Tree ring records from bristlecone pines have provided an invaluable climate proxy record extending back thousands of years.

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.