Cardinal Click Beetle vs Pitch canker

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Fusarium circinatum

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Pitch canker is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Pitch canker
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Sordariomycetes (Sordariomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Hypocreales (Hypocreales)
Family	Elateridae	Nectriaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Fusarium
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Fusarium circinatum

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Pitch canker

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Pitch canker
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.

Pitch canker

Habitat

Native to Africa and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, South Africa, and United States.

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.