Cardinal Click Beetle vs hardshell custard-apple

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Annona liebmanniana

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while hardshell custard-apple is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	hardshell custard-apple
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Elateridae	Annonaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Annona
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Annona liebmanniana

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

hardshell custard-apple

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	hardshell custard-apple
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.

hardshell custard-apple

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.