Cardinal Click Beetle vs Hairy Daisy

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Erigeron incertus

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Hairy Daisy is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Hairy Daisy
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Elateridae	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Ampedus	Erigeron
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Erigeron incertus

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Hairy Daisy

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Hairy Daisy
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.

Hairy Daisy

Habitat

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

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.