Cardinal Click Beetle vs Forest Num-num

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Carissa bispinosa

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Forest Num-num is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Forest Num-num
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Gentianales (Gentianales)
Family	Elateridae	Apocynaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Carissa
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Carissa bispinosa

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Forest Num-num

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Forest Num-num
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.

Forest Num-num

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil and India.

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.