Cardinal Click Beetle vs dalingdingan

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Hopea acuminata

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while dalingdingan is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	dalingdingan
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Malvales (Malvales)
Family	Elateridae	Dipterocarpaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Hopea
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Hopea acuminata

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

dalingdingan

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	dalingdingan
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.

dalingdingan

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.