Bending Wayfaring Tree vs Cardinal Click Beetle

Viburnum lantana compared with Ampedus cardinalis

Key Differences

• Bending Wayfaring Tree is Near Threatened while Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bending Wayfaring Tree	Cardinal Click Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Viburnaceae	Elateridae
Genus	Viburnum	Ampedus
Species	Viburnum lantana	Ampedus cardinalis

Conservation Status

Bending Wayfaring Tree

NT — Near Threatened

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bending Wayfaring Tree	Cardinal Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bending Wayfaring Tree

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (13 countries) and North America (Canada, United States). Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.

Bending Wayfaring Tree

The Bending Wayfaring Tree (Viburnum lantana) is a species in the genus Viburnum. It is currently classified as Near Threatened 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden