Cardinal Click Beetle vs Leafy Gagea

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Gagea foliosa

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Leafy Gagea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Leafy Gagea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Elateridae	Liliaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Gagea
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Gagea foliosa

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Leafy Gagea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Leafy Gagea
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.

Leafy Gagea

Habitat

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

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.