Cardinal Click Beetle vs Matted Bryum

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Bryum minii

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Matted Bryum is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Matted Bryum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Bryales (Bryales)
Family	Elateridae	Bryaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Bryum
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Bryum minii

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Matted Bryum

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Matted Bryum
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.

Matted Bryum

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.