Cardinal Click Beetle vs Greater Copperwort

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Cephaloziella nicholsonii

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Greater Copperwort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Greater Copperwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Elateridae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Cephaloziella
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Cephaloziella nicholsonii

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Greater Copperwort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Greater Copperwort
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.

Greater Copperwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Norway. Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.