Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Lesser Smoothcap

Anostirus castaneus compared with Atrichum angustatum

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Lesser Smoothcap is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Lesser Smoothcap
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polytrichopsida (Polytrichopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Polytrichales (Polytrichales)
Family	Elateridae	Polytrichaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Atrichum
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Atrichum angustatum

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Smoothcap

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Lesser Smoothcap
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.

Lesser Smoothcap

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (United States). Currently classified as Vulnerable 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