Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Large Hook-moss

Anostirus castaneus compared with Drepanocladus lycopodioides

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Large Hook-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Elateridae	Amblystegiaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Drepanocladus
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Drepanocladus lycopodioides

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Large Hook-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Large Hook-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.

Large Hook-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