Cardinal Click Beetle vs Caucasian hackberry

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Celtis caucasica

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Caucasian hackberry is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Caucasian hackberry
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Elateridae	Cannabaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Celtis
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Celtis caucasica

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Caucasian hackberry

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Caucasian hackberry
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

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.

Caucasian hackberry

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Ukraine.

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.

Caucasian hackberry

The Caucasian hackberry (Celtis caucasica) is a species in the genus Celtis. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.