Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Least Moonwort

Anostirus castaneus compared with Botrychium simplex

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Least Moonwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Least Moonwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Elateridae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Botrychium
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Botrychium simplex

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Least Moonwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Least Moonwort
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.

Least Moonwort

Habitat

Inhabits boreal forests and taiga within the Palearctic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Found across Europe (8 countries) and North America (United States). 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden