Cardinal Click Beetle vs Dog-Strangling Vine

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Vincetoxicum rossicum

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Dog-Strangling Vine is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Dog-Strangling Vine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Elateridae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Vincetoxicum
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Vincetoxicum rossicum

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Dog-Strangling Vine

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Dog-Strangling Vine
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.

Dog-Strangling Vine

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Canada, Norway, Sweden, and United States.

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.