Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Matted Bryum

Anostirus castaneus compared with Bryum minii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Matted Bryum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Bryales (Bryales)
Family	Elateridae	Bryaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Bryum
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Bryum minii

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Matted Bryum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Matted Bryum
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.

Matted Bryum

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.