Cardinal Click Beetle vs large grimmia

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Grimmia elatior

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while large grimmia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	large grimmia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Grimmiales (Grimmiales)
Family	Elateridae	Grimmiaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Grimmia
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Grimmia elatior

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

large grimmia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	large grimmia
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.

large grimmia

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across 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.