Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Moss Shingle Lichen

Anostirus castaneus compared with Fuscopannaria praetermissa

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Moss Shingle Lichen is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Moss Shingle Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Elateridae	Pannariaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Fuscopannaria
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Fuscopannaria praetermissa

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Moss Shingle Lichen

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Moss Shingle 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.

Moss Shingle Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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.