Cardinal Click Beetle vs Hluhluwe Climber

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Dalbergia armata

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Hluhluwe Climber is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Hluhluwe Climber
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Fabales (Legumes & Allies)
Family	Elateridae	Fabaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Dalbergia
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Dalbergia armata

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Hluhluwe Climber

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Hluhluwe Climber
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.

Hluhluwe Climber

Habitat

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

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.