Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Green Shield-Moss

Anostirus castaneus compared with Buxbaumia viridis

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Green Shield-Moss is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Green Shield-Moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Buxbaumiales (Buxbaumiales)
Family	Elateridae	Buxbaumiaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Buxbaumia
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Buxbaumia viridis

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Green Shield-Moss

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Green Shield-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.

Green Shield-Moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.