Cardinal Click Beetle vs Fivefingers

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Syngonium angustatum

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Fivefingers is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Fivefingers
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Alismatales (Alismatales)
Family	Elateridae	Araceae
Genus	Ampedus	Syngonium
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Syngonium angustatum

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Fivefingers

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Fivefingers
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.

Fivefingers

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), North America (Guatemala, Honduras, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (7 countries), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.