Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Snow Feather-moss

Anostirus castaneus compared with Sciuro-hypnum glaciale

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Snow Feather-moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Snow 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	Sciuro-hypnum
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Sciuro-hypnum glaciale

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Snow Feather-moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Snow 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.

Snow Feather-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.