Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Handförmiges Riccardimoos

Anostirus castaneus compared with Riccardia palmata

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Handförmiges Riccardimoos is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Handförmiges Riccardimoos
Kingdom	Animalia (Tier)	Plantae (Pflanzen)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Gliederfüßer)	Marchantiophyta (Lebermoose)
Class	Insecta (Insekten)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Käfer)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Elateridae	Aneuraceae
Genus	Anostirus	Riccardia
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Riccardia palmata

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Handförmiges Riccardimoos

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Handförmiges Riccardimoos
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.

Handförmiges Riccardimoos

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (United States). 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