Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Single-Spored Map Lichen

Anostirus castaneus compared with Rhizocarpon disporum

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Single-Spored Map Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Single-Spored Map Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rhizocarpales (Rhizocarpales)
Family	Elateridae	Rhizocarpaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Rhizocarpon
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Rhizocarpon disporum

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Single-Spored Map Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Single-Spored Map 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.

Single-Spored Map Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, 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