Cardinal Click Beetle vs Dalmatia Pyrethrum

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Tanacetum cinerariifolium

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Dalmatia Pyrethrum is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Dalmatia Pyrethrum
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Elateridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Ampedus	Tanacetum
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Tanacetum cinerariifolium

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Dalmatia Pyrethrum

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Dalmatia Pyrethrum
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.

Dalmatia Pyrethrum

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Rwanda, South Africa), Asia (Cyprus, India, Japan), Europe (9 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador).

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.