Cardinal Click Beetle vs Heath woodrush

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Luzula congesta

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Heath woodrush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Heath woodrush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Elateridae	Juncaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Luzula
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Luzula congesta

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Heath woodrush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Heath woodrush
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 woodrush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia).

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.