Ampedus praeustus
Local name: svartspetsad rödrock
Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Elateridae
Genus
Ampedus
Ampedus praeustus belongs to the family Elateridae, order Coleoptera, within the Insecta class.
Species Profile
Species profile data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Ampedus praeustus faces severe threats from habitat loss due to intensive forestry practices that remove the old-growth deciduous and mixed forests it depends on. The species requires dead and decaying wood from mature trees for larval development, making it highly vulnerable to modern forest management that eliminates deadwood and reduces forest age diversity. Climate change and fragmentation of remaining suitable forest patches further compound these pressures.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
Old-growth and mature deciduous and mixed forests, particularly those containing dead and decaying hardwood trees such as oak, beech, and birch. The species requires forests with substantial amounts of deadwood and dying trees where larvae can develop in the decaying wood.
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
Ampedus praeustus faces severe threats from habitat loss due to intensive forestry practices that remove the old-growth deciduous and mixed forests it depends on. The species requires dead and decaying wood from mature trees for larval development, making it highly vulnerable to modern forest management that eliminates deadwood and reduces forest age diversity. Climate change and fragmentation of remaining suitable forest patches further compound these pressures.
Elimination of deadwood and dying trees from managed forests
Habitat fragmentation
Intensive forestry and removal of old-growth forests
Loss of mature deciduous tree species
Climate change affecting forest composition
National vs Global Threat Status
How this species is assessed at the national level compared to its IUCN global status (CR).
| Country | National Status | Global Status | Comparison |
|---|---|---|---|
| EU | LCLeast Concern | CRCritically Endangered | Lower local risk |
| EU | LCLeast Concern | CRCritically Endangered | Lower local risk |
National Red List data sourced from the National Red List Project (nationalredlist.org, ZSL) and country-specific Red List authorities.
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Sources & Attribution
How to Cite
IUCN: IUCN (2025). The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2025-1. Available at: https://www.iucnredlist.org. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.2025-1.RLTS
GBIF: GBIF.org (2025). GBIF Home Page. Available at: https://www.gbif.org
National Red Lists: ZSL (2025). National Red List. Zoological Society of London. Available at: https://www.nationalredlist.org
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Ampedus praeustus (Ampedus praeustus). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/svartspetsad-rodrock