Cardinal Click Beetle vs Foxtail copperleaf

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Acalypha alopecuroidea

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Foxtail copperleaf is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Foxtail copperleaf
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Elateridae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Acalypha
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Acalypha alopecuroidea

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Foxtail copperleaf

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Foxtail copperleaf
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.

Foxtail copperleaf

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Brazil, El Salvador, Honduras, Samoa, 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.