Cardinal Click Beetle vs Chinese yarrow

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Achillea alpina

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Chinese yarrow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Elateridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Ampedus	Achillea
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Achillea alpina

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Chinese yarrow

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Chinese yarrow
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 yarrow

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Norway.

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 yarrow

The Chinese Yarrow (Achillea alpina) is a species in the genus Achillea. Found in Norway.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway