Cardinal Click Beetle vs Garden Orpine

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Hylotelephium telephium

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Garden Orpine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Garden Orpine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Saxifragales (Saxifragales)
Family	Elateridae	Crassulaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Hylotelephium
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Hylotelephium telephium

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Garden Orpine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Garden Orpine
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.

Garden Orpine

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (5 countries) and North America (Canada, 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.