Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Cudbear

Anostirus castaneus compared with Ochrolechia tartarea

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Cudbear is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Cudbear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (besouro)	Pertusariales (Pertusariales)
Family	Elateridae	Ochrolechiaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Ochrolechia
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Ochrolechia tartarea

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Cudbear

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Cudbear
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.

Cudbear

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden