Cerylon impressum
Local name: tallgångbagge
Conservation status data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
12
Countries
Taxonomy & Classification
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Cerylonidae
Genus
Cerylon
Cerylon impressum belongs to the family Cerylonidae, order Coleoptera, within the Insecta class.
Species Profile
Species profile data sourced from the IUCN Red List of Threatened Species.
Cerylon impressum faces severe threats primarily from habitat loss due to deforestation and forest degradation, which destroys the dead wood substrates essential for its survival. The species' specialized ecological requirements and limited dispersal ability make populations highly vulnerable to fragmentation and local extinctions. Climate change may further exacerbate these pressures by altering forest composition and moisture regimes critical for fungal decay processes.
Key Facts
Habitat & Distribution
This species inhabits mature deciduous and mixed forests where it lives under the bark of dead and decaying hardwood trees, particularly favoring fungus-infected wood. It requires specific microhabitat conditions with appropriate moisture levels and fungal decay processes in fallen logs and dead standing trees.
Threats
IUCN Red List: Critically Endangered
Cerylon impressum faces severe threats primarily from habitat loss due to deforestation and forest degradation, which destroys the dead wood substrates essential for its survival. The species' specialized ecological requirements and limited dispersal ability make populations highly vulnerable to fragmentation and local extinctions. Climate change may further exacerbate these pressures by altering forest composition and moisture regimes critical for fungal decay processes.
Deforestation and forest clearing
Forest fragmentation
Loss of dead wood habitat through forest management practices
Climate change impacts on forest ecosystems
Intensive forestry reducing habitat quality
Found in 12 Countries
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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
This page: SpeciesRadar (2025). Cerylon impressum (Cerylon impressum). SpeciesRadar: Intelligence for Earth's Biodiversity. Available at: https://speciesradar.org/species/tallgangbagge