Cardinal Click Beetle vs confusing broom moss

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Dicranum spadiceum

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while confusing broom moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	confusing broom moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Dicranales (Dicranales)
Family	Elateridae	Dicranaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Dicranum
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Dicranum spadiceum

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

confusing broom moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	confusing broom moss
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

confusing broom moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.