Cardinal Click Beetle vs Chicken Grape

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Vitis vulpina

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Chicken Grape is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Chicken Grape
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Vitales (Vitales)
Family	Elateridae	Vitaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Vitis
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Vitis vulpina

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Chicken Grape

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Chicken Grape
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.

Chicken Grape

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia), Europe (12 countries), and North America (Canada, United States).

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.

Chicken Grape

The Chicken Grape (Vitis vulpina) is a species in the genus Vitis. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.