Cardinal Click Beetle vs Kamdeboo Beechwood

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Faurea recondita

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Kamdeboo Beechwood is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Kamdeboo Beechwood
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Proteales (Proteales)
Family	Elateridae	Proteaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Faurea
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Faurea recondita

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Kamdeboo Beechwood

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Kamdeboo Beechwood
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.

Kamdeboo Beechwood

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.