Cardinal Click Beetle vs Double Bubble Mint

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Agastache cana

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Double Bubble Mint is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Double Bubble Mint
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Elateridae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Agastache
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Agastache cana

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Double Bubble Mint

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Double Bubble Mint
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.

Double Bubble Mint

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.