Cardinal Click Beetle vs Franklin's phacelia

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Phacelia franklinii

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Franklin's phacelia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Franklin's phacelia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Elateridae	Hydrophyllaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Phacelia
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Phacelia franklinii

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Franklin's phacelia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Franklin's phacelia
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.

Franklin's phacelia

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada and Norway.

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.