Cardinal Click Beetle vs Chilean Clover

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Trifolium pratense

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Chilean Clover is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Chilean Clover
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Elateridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Trifolium
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Trifolium pratense

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Chilean Clover

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Chilean Clover
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.

Chilean Clover

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Asia (6 countries), Europe (12 countries), North America (6 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (6 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.

Chilean Clover

The Chilean Clover (Trifolium pratense) is a species in the genus Trifolium. Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.