Cardinal Click Beetle vs Custard Apple

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Annona reticulata

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Custard Apple is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Custard Apple
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Insecta (حشرات)	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order	Coleoptera (خنفساء)	Magnoliales (ماغنوليات)
Family	Elateridae	Annonaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Annona
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Annona reticulata

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Custard Apple

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Custard Apple
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.

Custard Apple

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (10 countries), Asia (7 countries), North America (Antigua and Barbuda, Barbados, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia).

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.