Cardinal Click Beetle vs Crab Grass

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Digitaria siderograpta

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Crab Grass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Crab Grass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Elateridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Ampedus	Digitaria
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Digitaria siderograpta

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Crab Grass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Crab Grass
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.

Crab Grass

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.