Bur-daisy vs Cardinal Click Beetle

Calotis cuneifolia compared with Ampedus cardinalis

Key Differences

Bur-daisy is Not Evaluated while Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Bur-daisy	Cardinal Click Beetle
Kingdom	Plantae (Plants)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)	Coleoptera (Beetles)
Family	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)	Elateridae
Genus	Calotis	Ampedus
Species	Calotis cuneifolia	Ampedus cardinalis

Conservation Status

Bur-daisy

NE — Not Evaluated

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Bur-daisy	Cardinal Click Beetle
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Bur-daisy

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (5 countries), and North America (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.

Bur-daisy

The Bur-daisy (Calotis cuneifolia) is a species in the genus Calotis. 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.