Cardinal Click Beetle vs 'Ihi

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Oxalis corniculata

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while 'Ihi is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	'Ihi
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Oxalidales (Oxalidales)
Family	Elateridae	Oxalidaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Oxalis
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Oxalis corniculata

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

'Ihi

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	'Ihi
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.

'Ihi

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, flooded grasslands and savannas, and deserts and xeric shrublands, among 7 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (18 countries), Asia (17 countries), Europe (30 countries), North America (7 countries), Oceania and the Pacific (11 countries), and South America (7 countries).

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.