Cardinal Click Beetle vs False Olive

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Buddleja saligna

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while False Olive is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	False Olive
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Elateridae	Scrophulariaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Buddleja
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Buddleja saligna

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

False Olive

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	False Olive
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.

False Olive

Habitat

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

Range

Found in 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.