Cardinal Click Beetle vs four-leaf devil-pepper

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while four-leaf devil-pepper is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	four-leaf devil-pepper
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	Rauvolfia
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Rauvolfia tetraphylla

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

four-leaf devil-pepper

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	four-leaf devil-pepper
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.

four-leaf devil-pepper

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Colombia, India, and Taiwan.

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.