Cardinal Click Beetle vs Desert Sunflower

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Helianthus deserticola

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Desert Sunflower is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Desert Sunflower
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	Helianthus (Sunflowers)
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Helianthus deserticola

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Desert Sunflower

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Desert Sunflower
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.

Desert Sunflower

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.