Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs small red peat moss

Anostirus castaneus compared with Sphagnum capillifolium

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while small red peat moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	small red peat moss
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 capillifolium

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

small red peat moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	small red peat 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.

small red peat 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 (Brazil). 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 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden