Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs large-celled bloom moss

Anostirus castaneus compared with Schistidium grandirete

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while large-celled bloom moss is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	large-celled bloom moss
Kingdom	Animalia (動物)	Plantae (植物)
Phylum	Arthropoda (節足動物)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (昆虫)	Bryopsida (マゴケ綱)
Order	Coleoptera (コウチュウ目)	Grimmiales (ギボウシゴケ目)
Family	Elateridae	Grimmiaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Schistidium
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Schistidium grandirete

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

large-celled bloom moss

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	large-celled bloom 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.

large-celled bloom moss

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