Cardinal Click Beetle vs mareer

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Cordia subcordata

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while mareer is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	mareer
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Elateridae	Cordiaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Cordia
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Cordia subcordata

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

mareer

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	mareer
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.

mareer

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Comoros and Taiwan.

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.