Cardinal Click Beetle vs Half-Free Morel

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Morchella punctipes

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Half-Free Morel is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Half-Free Morel
Kingdom	Animalia (животные)	Fungi (грибы)
Phylum	Arthropoda (членистоногие)	Ascomycota (аскомицеты)
Class	Insecta (насекомые)	Pezizomycetes (пезизомицеты)
Order	Coleoptera (жесткокрылые)	Pezizales (пецицевые)
Family	Elateridae	Morchellaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Morchella
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Morchella punctipes

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Half-Free Morel

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Half-Free Morel
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.

Half-Free Morel

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.