Cardinal Click Beetle vs hemlock water-dropwort

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Oenanthe crocata

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while hemlock water-dropwort is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	hemlock water-dropwort
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Aves (Birds)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Passeriformes (Songbirds)
Family	Elateridae	Muscicapidae
Genus	Ampedus	Oenanthe
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Oenanthe crocata

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and hemlock water-dropwort share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

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Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

hemlock water-dropwort

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	hemlock water-dropwort
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.

hemlock water-dropwort

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, temperate grasslands and steppes, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Neotropic biogeographic realm.

Range

Distributed across Argentina, Belgium, Denmark, Portugal, and Sweden. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.