Cardinal Click Beetle vs Irish Threadwort

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Telaranea europaea

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Irish Threadwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Irish Threadwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Elateridae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Telaranea
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Telaranea europaea

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Irish Threadwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Irish Threadwort
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.

Irish Threadwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Found in Portugal.

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.