Cardinal Click Beetle vs Bardí

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Cyperus papyrus

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Bardí is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Bardí
Kingdom	Animalia (حيوانات)	Plantae (نباتات)
Phylum	Arthropoda (مفصليات الأرجل)	Magnoliophyta (كاسيات البذور)
Class	Insecta (حشرات)	Liliopsida (زنبقانية)
Order	Coleoptera (خنفساء)	Poales (قبئيات)
Family	Elateridae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Cyperus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Cyperus papyrus

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Bardí

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Bardí
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.

Bardí

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (India, Laos), Europe (Italy, Portugal), North America (Costa Rica, Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (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.