Cardinal Click Beetle vs Doum Palm

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Hyphaene thebaica

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Doum Palm is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Doum Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Elateridae	Arecaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Hyphaene
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Hyphaene thebaica

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Doum Palm

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Doum Palm
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.

Doum Palm

Habitat

Inhabits deserts and xeric shrublands within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across India, Taiwan, and Yemen.

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.