Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Snow Rustwort

Anostirus castaneus compared with Gymnomitrion brevissimum

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Snow Rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Elateridae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Gymnomitrion
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Gymnomitrion brevissimum

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Snow Rustwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Snow Rustwort
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 Rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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 2 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden