Cardinal Click Beetle vs Many-Stalked Spike-Rush

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Eleocharis multicaulis

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Many-Stalked Spike-Rush is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Many-Stalked Spike-Rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Elateridae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Eleocharis
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Eleocharis multicaulis

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Many-Stalked Spike-Rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Many-Stalked Spike-Rush
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.

Many-Stalked Spike-Rush

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Belgium, Denmark, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.