Cardinal Click Beetle vs Mountain Cup

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Geopora arenosa

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Mountain Cup is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Mountain Cup
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Elateridae	Pyronemataceae
Genus	Ampedus	Geopora
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Geopora arenosa

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Cup

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Mountain Cup
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.

Mountain Cup

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway.

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.