Cardinal Click Beetle vs Gut Weed

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Ulva intestinalis

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Gut Weed is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Gut Weed
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chlorophyta (Chlorophyta)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Ulvophyceae (Ulvophyceae)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ulvales (Ulvales)
Family	Elateridae	Ulvaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Ulva
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Ulva intestinalis

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Gut Weed

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Gut Weed
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.

Gut Weed

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and Oceania, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (4 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (New Zealand), 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.