Cardinal Click Beetle vs drooping she-oak

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Allocasuarina verticillata

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while drooping she-oak is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	drooping she-oak
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Insecta (حشرات)	Magnoliopsida (ماغنولانية)
Order	Coleoptera (خنفساء)	Fagales (بلوطيات)
Family	Elateridae	Casuarinaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Allocasuarina
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Allocasuarina verticillata

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

drooping she-oak

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	drooping she-oak
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.

drooping she-oak

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cuba, and India.

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.