Cardinal Click Beetle vs Chinese-pepper

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Zanthoxylum simulans

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Chinese-pepper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Chinese-pepper
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Elateridae	Rutaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Zanthoxylum
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Zanthoxylum simulans

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Chinese-pepper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Chinese-pepper
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.

Chinese-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Taiwan and 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.

Chinese-pepper

The Chinese-pepper (Zanthoxylum simulans) is a species in the genus Zanthoxylum. Distributed across Taiwan and United States.