CRCritically Endangered

Oak Click Beetle

Lacon querceus

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Photo: Photo: (c) Samuel Messner, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC), uploaded by Samuel Messner

Overview

A detailed profile for this species is sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species as assessments become available.

The Oak Click Beetle faces severe population declines primarily due to the loss and fragmentation of ancient oak woodlands across its range. Intensive forest management practices, urbanization, and climate change have dramatically reduced the availability of suitable dead wood habitats essential for larval development. Conservation status may vary by region or assessment authority, but the species remains highly vulnerable to continued habitat degradation.
Threat summary

Habitat

Ancient oak woodlands and mature deciduous forests with abundant dead wood, fallen logs, and decaying tree stumps. The species requires old-growth forest conditions with substantial amounts of rotting oak timber where larvae can develop over multiple years.

Other threatened species in Elateridae

Cardinal Click Beetle

Ampedus cardinalis

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Frequently asked questions

Why is Oak Click Beetle classified as Critically Endangered?

Oak Click Beetle is classified as Critically Endangered — facing an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild — because population sizes are very small, declining sharply, or restricted to a tiny range. The Oak Click Beetle faces severe population declines primarily due to the loss and fragmentation of ancient oak woodlands across its range. Intensive forest management practices, urbanization, and climate change have dramatically reduced the availability of suitable dead wood habitats essential for larval development. Conservation status may vary by region or assessment authority, but the species remains highly vulnerable to continued habitat degradation.

Where does Oak Click Beetle live?

Oak Click Beetle occurs in across multiple regions. Country-level distribution data is sourced from the IUCN Red List and cross-referenced with GBIF occurrences.

What are the main threats to Oak Click Beetle?

The main threats to Oak Click Beetle are ai-1, ai-2, ai-3, and ai-4. The full IUCN-classified threat record for this species is detailed on the species page.

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