Cardinal Click Beetle vs Cusick camas

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Camassia cusickii

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Cusick camas is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Cusick camas
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Elateridae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Camassia
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Camassia cusickii

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Cusick camas

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Cusick camas
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.

Cusick camas

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Norway and Sweden.

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.