Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Recurved Peatmoss

Anostirus castaneus compared with Sphagnum recurvum

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Recurved Peatmoss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Recurved Peatmoss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Sphagnopsida (Sphagnopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Sphagnales (Sphagnales)
Family	Elateridae	Sphagnaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Sphagnum
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Sphagnum recurvum

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Recurved Peatmoss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Recurved Peatmoss
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.

Recurved Peatmoss

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Colombia, Norway, Portugal, and 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.