beach evening-primrose vs Cardinal Click Beetle

Oenothera drummondii compared with Ampedus cardinalis

Key Differences

beach evening-primrose is Not Evaluated while Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	beach evening-primrose	Cardinal Click Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Myrtales (Myrtales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Onagraceae	Elateridae
Genus	Oenothera	Ampedus
Species	Oenothera drummondii	Ampedus cardinalis

Conservation Status

beach evening-primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	beach evening-primrose	Cardinal Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

beach evening-primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (4 countries), Europe (France, Spain, Sweden), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.

beach evening-primrose

The Beach evening-primrose (Oenothera drummondii) is a species in the genus Oenothera. 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.