Cardinal Click Beetle vs Fleeceflower

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Reynoutria japonica

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Fleeceflower is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Fleeceflower
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Elateridae	Polygonaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Reynoutria
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Reynoutria japonica

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Fleeceflower

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Fleeceflower
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.

Fleeceflower

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Georgia, Taiwan), Europe (21 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand).

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.