Cardinal Click Beetle vs Leafless Ballart

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Exocarpos aphyllus

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Leafless Ballart is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Leafless Ballart
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Santalales (Santalales)
Family	Elateridae	Santalaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Exocarpos
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Exocarpos aphyllus

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Leafless Ballart

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Leafless Ballart
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.

Leafless Ballart

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.