Cardinal Click Beetle vs cream mountain heather

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Phyllodoce glanduliflora

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while cream mountain heather is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	cream mountain heather
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Annelida (Segmented Worms)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polychaeta (Polychaeta)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Phyllodocida (Phyllodocida)
Family	Elateridae	Phyllodocidae
Genus	Ampedus	Phyllodoce
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Phyllodoce glanduliflora

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and cream mountain heather share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

View Kingdom: Animalia

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

cream mountain heather

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	cream mountain heather
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.

cream mountain heather

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.