Cardinal Click Beetle vs Fox-tail Feather-moss

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Thamnobryum alopecurum

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Fox-tail Feather-moss is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Fox-tail Feather-moss
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Elateridae	Neckeraceae
Genus	Ampedus	Thamnobryum
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Thamnobryum alopecurum

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Fox-tail Feather-moss

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Fox-tail Feather-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.

Fox-tail Feather-moss

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, 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.