Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Downy Veilwort

Anostirus castaneus compared with Metzgeria pubescens

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Downy Veilwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Downy Veilwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Elateridae	Metzgeriaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Metzgeria
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Metzgeria pubescens

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Downy Veilwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Downy Veilwort
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.

Downy Veilwort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States. Currently classified as 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.