Cardinal Click Beetle vs Hedgehog gourd

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Cucumis dipsaceus

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Hedgehog gourd is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Hedgehog gourd
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Cucurbitales (Cucurbitales)
Family	Elateridae	Cucurbitaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Cucumis
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Cucumis dipsaceus

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Hedgehog gourd

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Hedgehog gourd
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.

Hedgehog gourd

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Europe (Belgium, Sweden), North America (4 countries), and South America (Colombia, Ecuador).

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.