Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Rough-Stalked Feather-Moss

Anostirus castaneus compared with Brachythecium rutabulum

Key Differences

  • Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Rough-Stalked Feather-Moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle Rough-Stalked Feather-Moss
Kingdom Animalia (Animals) Plantae (Plants)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods) Bryophyta
Class Insecta (Insects) Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order Coleoptera (Beetles) Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family Elateridae Brachytheciaceae
Genus Anostirus Brachythecium
Species Anostirus castaneus Brachythecium rutabulum

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Rough-Stalked Feather-Moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle Rough-Stalked Feather-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.

Rough-Stalked Feather-Moss

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.

Rough-Stalked Feather-Moss

No description available.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

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