Cardinal Click Beetle vs Funck's Rustwort

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Marsupella funckii

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Funck's Rustwort is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Funck's Rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Elateridae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Marsupella
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Marsupella funckii

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Funck's Rustwort

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Funck's Rustwort
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.

Funck's Rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Europe (6 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden