Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Pixie Foam

Anostirus castaneus compared with Stereocaulon pileatum

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Pixie Foam is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Pixie Foam
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (artrópode)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (inseto)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (besouro)	Lecanorales (Lecanorales)
Family	Elateridae	Stereocaulaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Stereocaulon
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Stereocaulon pileatum

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Pixie Foam

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Pixie Foam
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.

Pixie Foam

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 Critically 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