Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs red forklet moss

Anostirus castaneus compared with Dicranella rufescens

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while red forklet moss is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	red forklet moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Elateridae	Dicranellaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Dicranella
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Dicranella rufescens

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

red forklet moss

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	red forklet 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.

red forklet moss

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (6 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