Cardinal Click Beetle vs Corsican crocus

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Crocus corsicus

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Corsican crocus is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Corsican crocus
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Elateridae	Iridaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Crocus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Crocus corsicus

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Corsican crocus

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Corsican crocus
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.

Corsican crocus

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.