Cardinal Click Beetle vs Gull Feed

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Scaevola plumieri

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Gull Feed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Gull Feed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Elateridae	Goodeniaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Scaevola
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Scaevola plumieri

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Gull Feed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Gull Feed
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.

Gull Feed

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Bahamas, Brazil, Cuba, Guinea, and Venezuela.

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.