Cardinal Click Beetle vs Heath Threadwort

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Cephaloziella stellulifera

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Heath Threadwort is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Heath Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Elateridae	Cephaloziellaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Cephaloziella
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Cephaloziella stellulifera

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Heath Threadwort

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Heath Threadwort
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.

Heath Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Sweden and United States.

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.