Cardinal Click Beetle vs Mastic Thyme

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Thymus mastichina

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Mastic Thyme is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Mastic Thyme
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lamiales (Lamiales)
Family	Elateridae	Lamiaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Thymus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Thymus mastichina

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Mastic Thyme

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Mastic Thyme
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.

Mastic Thyme

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.