Cardinal Click Beetle vs Cedar Cephalaria

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Cephalaria cedrorum

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Cedar Cephalaria is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Cedar Cephalaria
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Elateridae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Cephalaria
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Cephalaria cedrorum

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Cedar Cephalaria

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Cedar Cephalaria
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.

Cedar Cephalaria

Habitat

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.

Cedar Cephalaria

The Cedar Cephalaria (Cephalaria cedrorum) is a species in the genus Cephalaria. It is currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.