Cardinal Click Beetle vs Moss Bell

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Galerina hypnorum

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Moss Bell is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Moss Bell
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	Hymenogastraceae
Genus	Ampedus	Galerina
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Galerina hypnorum

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Moss Bell

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Moss Bell
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.

Moss Bell

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (5 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Brazil).

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:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden