Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Speckled Script-Lichen

Anostirus castaneus compared with Schismatomma ricasolii

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Speckled Script-Lichen is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Speckled Script-Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Arthoniomycetes (Arthoniomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Arthoniales (Arthoniales)
Family	Elateridae	Roccellaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Schismatomma
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Schismatomma ricasolii

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Speckled Script-Lichen

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Speckled Script-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.

Speckled Script-Lichen

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.