Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Sandy soil foam

Anostirus castaneus compared with Stereocaulon condensatum

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Sandy soil foam is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Sandy soil foam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Elateridae	Stereocaulaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Stereocaulon
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Stereocaulon condensatum

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Sandy soil foam

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Sandy soil foam
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.

Sandy soil foam

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan. 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden