Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs River Pocket-moss

Anostirus castaneus compared with Fissidens rivularis

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while River Pocket-moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	River Pocket-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Elateridae	Fissidentaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Fissidens
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Fissidens rivularis

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

River Pocket-moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	River Pocket-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.

River Pocket-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Portugal.

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.