Cardinal Click Beetle vs Limestone Campanula

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Campanula calcarata

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Limestone Campanula is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Limestone Campanula
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Elateridae	Campanulaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Campanula
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Campanula calcarata

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Limestone Campanula

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Limestone Campanula
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.

Limestone Campanula

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.