Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Rufous Beard-moss

Anostirus castaneus compared with Bryoerythrophyllum ferruginascens

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Rufous Beard-moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Rufous Beard-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Elateridae	Pottiaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Bryoerythrophyllum
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Bryoerythrophyllum ferruginascens

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Rufous Beard-moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Rufous Beard-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.

Rufous Beard-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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 3 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden