Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Split-Peg Lichen

Anostirus castaneus compared with Cladonia cariosa

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Split-Peg Lichen is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Split-Peg Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Elateridae	Cladoniaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Cladonia
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Cladonia cariosa

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Split-Peg Lichen

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Split-Peg 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.

Split-Peg Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Portugal, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.