Cardinal Click Beetle vs Red Fold Truffle

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Hydnotrya tulasnei

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Red Fold Truffle is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Red Fold Truffle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Ascomycota (Sac Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pezizomycetes (Pezizomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Pezizales (Pezizales)
Family	Elateridae	Discinaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Hydnotrya
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Hydnotrya tulasnei

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Red Fold Truffle

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Red Fold Truffle
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.

Red Fold Truffle

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.