Cardinal Click Beetle vs Fourspike heliotrope

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Euploca procumbens

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Fourspike heliotrope is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Fourspike heliotrope
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Elateridae	Heliotropiaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Euploca
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Euploca procumbens

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Fourspike heliotrope

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Fourspike heliotrope
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.

Fourspike heliotrope

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Australasia biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cuba, Micronesia, Solomon Islands, and United States.

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.