Cardinal Click Beetle vs Garden Tulip

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Tulipa gesneriana

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Garden Tulip is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Garden Tulip
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Elateridae	Liliaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Tulipa
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Tulipa gesneriana

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Garden Tulip

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Garden Tulip
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 Tulip

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (17 countries), North America (Canada, United States), and South America (Brazil).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 4 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden 🇨🇭 Switzerland