American Mountain Ash vs Cardinal Click Beetle

Sorbus americana compared with Ampedus cardinalis

Key Differences

American Mountain Ash is Least Concern while Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	American Mountain Ash	Cardinal Click Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Rosales (Roses & Allies)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Rosaceae (Rose Family)	Elateridae
Genus	Sorbus	Ampedus
Species	Sorbus americana	Ampedus cardinalis

Conservation Status

American Mountain Ash

LC — Least Concern

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	American Mountain Ash	Cardinal Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

American Mountain Ash

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and United States.

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.

American Mountain Ash

The American Mountain Ash (Sorbus americana) is a species in the genus Sorbus. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.