Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Thin Cord-moss

Anostirus castaneus compared with Entosthodon attenuatus

Key Differences

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Thin Cord-moss is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Thin Cord-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Funariales (Funariales)
Family	Elateridae	Funariaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Entosthodon
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Entosthodon attenuatus

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Thin Cord-moss

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Thin Cord-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.

Thin Cord-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, 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.