Cardinal Click Beetle vs Himalayan Clematis

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Clematis montana

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Himalayan Clematis is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Himalayan Clematis
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ranunculales (Ranunculales)
Family	Elateridae	Ranunculaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Clematis
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Clematis montana

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Himalayan Clematis

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Himalayan Clematis
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.

Himalayan Clematis

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Armenia, Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand).

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.