Cardinal Click Beetle vs Mealy Tooth

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Hydnellum ferrugineum

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Mealy Tooth is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Mealy Tooth
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Thelephorales (Thelephorales)
Family	Elateridae	Bankeraceae
Genus	Ampedus	Hydnellum
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Hydnellum ferrugineum

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Mealy Tooth

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Mealy Tooth
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.

Mealy Tooth

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.