Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Warnstorf's peat moss

Anostirus castaneus compared with Sphagnum warnstorfii

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Warnstorf's 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 warnstorfii

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Warnstorf's peat moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Warnstorf's 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.

Warnstorf's peat moss

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.