Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs curl-leaved forklet moss

Anostirus castaneus compared with Dicranella crispa

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	curl-leaved forklet moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Elateridae	Dicranellaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Dicranella
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Dicranella crispa

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

curl-leaved forklet moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	curl-leaved forklet moss
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.

curl-leaved forklet moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, 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 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden