Cardinal Click Beetle vs checker fiddleneck

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Amsinckia tessellata

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while checker fiddleneck is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	checker fiddleneck
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Elateridae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Amsinckia
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Amsinckia tessellata

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

checker fiddleneck

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	checker fiddleneck
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.

checker fiddleneck

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Asia (Japan) and Europe (7 countries).

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.

checker fiddleneck

The checker fiddleneck (Amsinckia tessellata) is a species in the genus Amsinckia. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.