Cardinal Click Beetle vs

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Coprinopsis kubickae

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle
Kingdom	Animalia (động vật)	Fungi (nấm)
Phylum	Arthropoda (động vật Chân khớp)	Basidiomycota (Club Fungi)
Class	Insecta (côn trùng)	Agaricomycetes (Mushrooms)
Order	Coleoptera (Bọ cánh cứng)	Agaricales (Gilled Mushrooms)
Family	Elateridae	Psathyrellaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Coprinopsis
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Coprinopsis kubickae

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle
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.

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Denmark, Norway, and 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.

Coprinopsis kubickae is a small, ink-cap mushroom in the family Psathyrellaceae, belonging to a genus of autodigestive fungi where the cap deliquesces into a black inky mass at maturity as spores are released. It grows on dung, straw, or decomposing organic matter in agricultural and woodland settings. Assessed as Least Concern, it is found across temperate Europe.