Cardinal Click Beetle vs Harbin pear

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Pyrus ussuriensis

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Harbin pear is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Harbin pear
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Rosales (Roses & Allies)
Family	Elateridae	Rosaceae (Rose Family)
Genus	Ampedus	Pyrus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Pyrus ussuriensis

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Harbin pear

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Harbin pear
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.

Harbin pear

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia and Russia.

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.