Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Dragon Horn

Anostirus castaneus compared with Cladonia squamosa

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Dragon Horn is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Dragon Horn
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Elateridae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Cladonia
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Cladonia squamosa

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Dragon Horn

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Dragon Horn
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.

Dragon Horn

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil, Colombia). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.