Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Tile Lichen

Anostirus castaneus compared with Lecidea tessellata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Tile Lichen
Kingdom	Animalia (สัตว์)	Fungi (เห็ดรา)
Phylum	Arthropoda (สัตว์ขาปล้อง)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (แมลง)	Lecanoromycetes (Lecanoromycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (อันดับด้วง)	Lecideales (Lecideales)
Family	Elateridae	Lecideaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Lecidea
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Lecidea tessellata

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Tile Lichen

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Tile 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.

Tile Lichen

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden