Alpine Rustwort vs Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Gymnomitrion alpinum compared with Anostirus castaneus

Key Differences

• Alpine Rustwort is Not Evaluated while Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Alpine Rustwort	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Gymnomitriaceae	Elateridae
Genus	Gymnomitrion	Anostirus
Species	Gymnomitrion alpinum	Anostirus castaneus

Conservation Status

Alpine Rustwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Alpine Rustwort	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Alpine Rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland.

Alpine Rustwort

The Alpine Rustwort (Gymnomitrion alpinum) is a species in the genus Gymnomitrion. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region. Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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