Cardinal Click Beetle vs Floating Sundew

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Drosera intermedia

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Floating Sundew is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Floating Sundew
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Caryophyllales (Caryophyllales)
Family	Elateridae	Droseraceae
Genus	Ampedus	Drosera
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Drosera intermedia

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Floating Sundew

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Floating Sundew
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.

Floating Sundew

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (7 countries), North America (Canada, Cuba, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.