Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle vs Yellow Thread-moss

Anostirus castaneus compared with Pohlia lutescens

Key Differences

• Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle is Least Concern while Yellow Thread-moss is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Yellow Thread-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (동물)	Plantae (식물)
Phylum	Arthropoda (절지동물)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (곤충)	Bryopsida (선태식물강)
Order	Coleoptera (딱정벌레목)	Bryales (참이끼목)
Family	Elateridae	Mniaceae
Genus	Anostirus	Pohlia
Species	Anostirus castaneus	Pohlia lutescens

Conservation Status

Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle

LC — Least Concern

Yellow Thread-moss

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Chestnut Coloured Click Beetle	Yellow Thread-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.

Yellow Thread-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Luxembourg, Norway, and Sweden. Currently classified as Endangered 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