Cardinal Click Beetle vs Dilated Scalewort

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Frullania dilatata

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Dilated Scalewort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Dilated Scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Elateridae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Frullania
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Frullania dilatata

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Dilated Scalewort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Dilated Scalewort
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.

Dilated Scalewort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found across Asia (Taiwan) and Europe (6 countries).

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.