Blue Edge Pinkgill vs Cardinal Click Beetle

Entoloma serrulatum compared with Ampedus cardinalis

Key Differences

Blue Edge Pinkgill is Least Concern while Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Blue Edge Pinkgill	Cardinal Click Beetle
Kingdom	Fungi (فطر)	Animalia (حيوانات)
Phylum	Basidiomycota (دعاميات)	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)
Class	Agaricomycetes (غاريقونانية)	Insecta (حشرات)
Order	Agaricales (غاريقونيات)	Coleoptera (خنفساء)
Family	Entolomataceae	Elateridae
Genus	Entoloma	Ampedus
Species	Entoloma serrulatum	Ampedus cardinalis

Conservation Status

Blue Edge Pinkgill

LC — Least Concern

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Blue Edge Pinkgill	Cardinal Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Blue Edge Pinkgill

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

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

Cardinal Click Beetle

Habitat

Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Switzerland. Currently classified as Critically Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

Blue Edge Pinkgill

The Blue Edge Pinkgill (Entoloma serrulatum) is a species in the genus Entoloma. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Cardinal Click Beetle

The Cardinal Click Beetle (Ampedus cardinalis) is a species in the genus Ampedus. It is currently classified as Critically Endangered (CR) on the IUCN Red List. Inhabits temperate coniferous forests within the Palearctic biogeographic realm.