Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Tree Jelly

Anostirus castaneus compared with Collema subflaccidum

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Tree Jelly is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Tree Jelly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Peltigerales (Peltigerales)
Family	Elateridae	Collemataceae
Genus	Anostirus	Collema
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Collema subflaccidum

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Tree Jelly

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Tree Jelly
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.

Tree Jelly

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.