Cardinal Click Beetle vs fork-leaf cycas

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Cycas micholitzii

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while fork-leaf cycas is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	fork-leaf cycas
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Cycadopsida (Cycadopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Cycadales (Cycadales)
Family	Elateridae	Cycadaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Cycas
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Cycas micholitzii

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

fork-leaf cycas

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	fork-leaf cycas
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.

fork-leaf cycas

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.