Cardinal Click Beetle vs Dagestanian Nonea

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Nonea daghestanica

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Dagestanian Nonea is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Dagestanian Nonea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Elateridae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Nonea
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Nonea daghestanica

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Dagestanian Nonea

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Dagestanian Nonea
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.

Dagestanian Nonea

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.