Cardinal Click Beetle vs Longflower evening primrose

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Oenothera affinis

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Longflower evening primrose is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Longflower evening primrose
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Elateridae	Onagraceae
Genus	Ampedus	Oenothera
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Oenothera affinis

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Longflower evening primrose

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Longflower evening primrose
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.

Longflower evening primrose

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (South Africa), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Brazil, Chile).

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.