Cardinal Click Beetle vs four-wing evening-primrose

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Oenothera tetraptera

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while four-wing evening-primrose is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	four-wing evening-primrose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Elateridae	Onagraceae
Genus	Ampedus	Oenothera
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Oenothera tetraptera

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

four-wing evening-primrose

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	four-wing evening-primrose
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-wing evening-primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (5 countries), Asia (4 countries), Europe (Portugal, Sweden), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Colombia).

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.