Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Hoary Rosette Lichen

Anostirus castaneus compared with Physcia aipolia

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Hoary Rosette Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caliciales (Caliciales)
Family	Elateridae	Physciaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Physcia
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Physcia aipolia

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Hoary Rosette Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Hoary Rosette 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.

Hoary Rosette Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden