Cardinal Click Beetle vs False Puffball

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Reticularia lycoperdon

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while False Puffball is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	False Puffball
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Protozoa (protozoa)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Mycetozoa
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Myxomycetes (Myxomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Cribrariales (Cribrariida)
Family	Elateridae	Tubiferaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Reticularia
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Reticularia lycoperdon

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

False Puffball

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	False Puffball
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.

False Puffball

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.