Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs large-leaved leafy moss

Anostirus castaneus compared with Rhizomnium magnifolium

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	large-leaved leafy moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Bryales (Bryales)
Family	Elateridae	Mniaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Rhizomnium
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Rhizomnium magnifolium

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

large-leaved leafy moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	large-leaved leafy 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-leaved leafy moss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden