Appalachian Tea vs Cardinal Click Beetle

Ilex glabra compared with Ampedus cardinalis

Key Differences

• Appalachian Tea is Least Concern while Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Appalachian Tea	Cardinal Click Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Aquifoliales (Aquifoliales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Aquifoliaceae	Elateridae
Genus	Ilex	Ampedus
Species	Ilex glabra	Ampedus cardinalis

Conservation Status

Appalachian Tea

LC — Least Concern

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Appalachian Tea	Cardinal Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Appalachian Tea

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada 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.

Appalachian Tea

The Appalachian Tea (Ilex glabra) is a species in the genus Ilex. 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.