Barksdale Trillium vs Cardinal Click Beetle

Trillium sulcatum compared with Ampedus cardinalis

Key Differences

• Barksdale Trillium is Least Concern while Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Barksdale Trillium	Cardinal Click Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Liliopsida (Monocots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Liliales (Liliales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Melanthiaceae	Elateridae
Genus	Trillium	Ampedus
Species	Trillium sulcatum	Ampedus cardinalis

Conservation Status

Barksdale Trillium

LC — Least Concern

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Barksdale Trillium	Cardinal Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Barksdale Trillium

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Found in 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.

Barksdale Trillium

The Barksdale Trillium (Trillium sulcatum) is a species in the genus Trillium. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.