Cardinal Click Beetle vs Council tree

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Ficus altissima

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Council tree is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Council tree
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Elateridae	Moraceae
Genus	Ampedus	Ficus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Ficus altissima

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Council tree

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Council tree
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.

Council tree

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Colombia, Tanzania, 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.