Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs flat-leaved scalewort

Anostirus castaneus compared with Radula complanata

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle flat-leaved scalewort
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class Insecta (Insects) Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles) Porellales (Porellales)
Family Elateridae Radulaceae
Genus Anostirus Radula
Species Anostirus castaneus Radula complanata

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

flat-leaved scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle flat-leaved scalewort
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.

flat-leaved scalewort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries) and North America (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.

flat-leaved scalewort

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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