Cardinal Click Beetle vs Ipot Palm

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Areca ipot

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Ipot Palm is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Ipot Palm
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Elateridae	Arecaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Areca
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Areca ipot

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Ipot Palm

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Ipot Palm
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.

Ipot Palm

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.