Cardinal Click Beetle vs Corsican Mint

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Mentha requienii

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Corsican Mint is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Corsican Mint
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Elateridae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Mentha
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Mentha requienii

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Corsican Mint

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Corsican Mint
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 Mint

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (7 countries) and North America (Canada).

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.