Cardinal Click Beetle vs Mossy Fern

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Elaphoglossum furcatum

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Mossy Fern is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Mossy Fern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Elateridae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Elaphoglossum
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Elaphoglossum furcatum

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Mossy Fern

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Mossy Fern
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.

Mossy Fern

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.