Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs False Flasks

Anostirus castaneus compared with Pertusaria propinqua

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while False Flasks is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	False Flasks
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)
Family	Elateridae	Pertusariaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Pertusaria
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Pertusaria propinqua

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

False Flasks

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	False Flasks
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.

False Flasks

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway and 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.