lactario mucoso, lactario verde de hayedos vs Cardinal Click Beetle

Lactarius blennius compared with Ampedus cardinalis

Key Differences

  • lactario mucoso, lactario verde de hayedos is Least Concern while Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank lactario mucoso, lactario verde de hayedos Cardinal Click Beetle
Kingdom Fungi (Fungi) Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Basidiomycota (Club Fungi) Arthropoda (artrópodos)
Class Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms) Insecta (insecto)
Order Russulales (Russulales) Coleoptera (coleópteros)
Family Russulaceae Elateridae
Genus Lactarius Ampedus
Species Lactarius blennius Ampedus cardinalis

Conservation Status

lactario mucoso, lactario verde de hayedos

LC — Least Concern

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute lactario mucoso, lactario verde de hayedos Cardinal Click Beetle
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Average Length — —
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Habitat & Geographic Range

lactario mucoso, lactario verde de hayedos

Habitat

Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.

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.

lactario mucoso, lactario verde de hayedos

The Beech Milkcap (Lactarius blennius) is a species in the genus Lactarius. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in forest floors, decomposing wood, and soil ecosystems.

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

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