Cardinal Click Beetle vs evodia

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Tetradium ruticarpum

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while evodia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	evodia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Sapindales (Sapindales)
Family	Elateridae	Rutaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Tetradium
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Tetradium ruticarpum

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

evodia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	evodia
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.

evodia

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Taiwan.

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.