Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Dey's Moon Lichen

Anostirus castaneus compared with Sticta deyana

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Dey's Moon Lichen is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Dey's Moon Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Elateridae	Lobariaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Sticta
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Sticta deyana

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Dey's Moon Lichen

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Dey's Moon Lichen
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.

Dey's Moon Lichen

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.