Cardinal Click Beetle vs Coyote gourd

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Cucurbita cordata

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Coyote gourd is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Coyote gourd
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Elateridae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Cucurbita
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Cucurbita cordata

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Coyote gourd

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Coyote gourd
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.

Coyote gourd

Habitat

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

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.