Cardinal Click Beetle vs Hooked Veilwort

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Metzgeria leptoneura

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Hooked Veilwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Hooked Veilwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Metzgeriales (Metzgeriales)
Family	Elateridae	Metzgeriaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Metzgeria
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Metzgeria leptoneura

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Hooked Veilwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Hooked Veilwort
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.

Hooked Veilwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and South America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Norway, Portugal, Sweden), and South America (Brazil, Colombia).

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.