Cardinal Click Beetle vs Lesser Whipwort

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Bazzania tricrenata

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Lesser Whipwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Lesser Whipwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Elateridae	Lepidoziaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Bazzania
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Bazzania tricrenata

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Lesser Whipwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Lesser Whipwort
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.

Lesser Whipwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, Taiwan, and United States.

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.