Cardinal Click Beetle vs Yellow Toadflax Smut

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Melanotaenium cingens

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Yellow Toadflax Smut is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Yellow Toadflax Smut
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Fungi (Fungi)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Ustilaginomycetes (Ustilaginomycetes)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ustilaginales (Ustilaginales)
Family	Elateridae	Melanotaeniaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Melanotaenium
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Melanotaenium cingens

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Yellow Toadflax Smut

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Yellow Toadflax Smut
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.

Yellow Toadflax Smut

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Sweden.

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.