Cardinal Click Beetle vs Eastern Waterleaf

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Hydrophyllum virginianum

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Eastern Waterleaf is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Eastern Waterleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Elateridae	Hydrophyllaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Hydrophyllum
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Hydrophyllum virginianum

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Eastern Waterleaf

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Eastern Waterleaf
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.

Eastern Waterleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across 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.