Cardinal Click Beetle vs Greyling Bracket

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Postia tephroleuca

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Greyling Bracket is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Greyling Bracket
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Polyporales (Polyporales)
Family	Elateridae	Dacryobolaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Postia
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Postia tephroleuca

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Greyling Bracket

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Greyling Bracket
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.

Greyling Bracket

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) 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.