Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Lead-moss

Anostirus castaneus compared with Ditrichum plumbicola

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Lead-moss is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Lead-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Elateridae	Ditrichaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Ditrichum
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Ditrichum plumbicola

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Lead-moss

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Lead-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.

Lead-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway. 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.