Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs opal nodding moss

Anostirus castaneus compared with Pohlia cruda

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	opal nodding 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	Pohlia
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Pohlia cruda

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

opal nodding moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	opal nodding 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.

opal nodding moss

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (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.