Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Sidewalk Firedot

Anostirus castaneus compared with Xanthocarpia feracissima

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Sidewalk Firedot is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Sidewalk Firedot
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Teloschistales (Teloschistales)
Family	Elateridae	Teloschistaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Xanthocarpia
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Xanthocarpia feracissima

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Sidewalk Firedot

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Sidewalk Firedot
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.

Sidewalk Firedot

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.