Cardinal Click Beetle vs Lapland Reedgrass

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Calamagrostis lapponica

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Lapland Reedgrass is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Lapland Reedgrass
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Elateridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Ampedus	Calamagrostis
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Calamagrostis lapponica

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Lapland Reedgrass

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Lapland Reedgrass
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.

Lapland Reedgrass

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Canada, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.

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.