Beck Pocket-moss vs Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

Fissidens rufulus compared with Anostirus castaneus

Key Differences

• Beck Pocket-moss is Extinct while Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Beck Pocket-moss	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Bryophyta	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dicranales (Dicranales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Fissidentaceae	Elateridae
Genus	Fissidens	Anostirus
Species	Fissidens rufulus	Anostirus castaneus

Conservation Status

Beck Pocket-moss

EX — Extinct

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Beck Pocket-moss	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Beck Pocket-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, 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.

Beck Pocket-moss

The Beck Pocket-moss (Fissidens rufulus) is a species in the genus Fissidens. It is currently classified as Extinct on the IUCN Red List. Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

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