Cardinal Click Beetle vs Laurel

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Guatteria hirsuta

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Laurel is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Laurel
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Elateridae	Annonaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Guatteria
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Guatteria hirsuta

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Laurel

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Laurel
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.

Laurel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil and Colombia.

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.