Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Lesser Screw-moss

Anostirus castaneus compared with Syntrichia virescens

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Lesser Screw-moss is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Lesser Screw-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (प्राणी)	Plantae (पादप)
Phylum	Arthropoda (सन्धिपाद)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (कीट)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (वर्मपंखी गण)	Pottiales (Pottiales)
Family	Elateridae	Pottiaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Syntrichia
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Syntrichia virescens

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Lesser Screw-moss

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Lesser Screw-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.

Lesser Screw-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇧🇪 Belgium 🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden