Cardinal Click Beetle vs Maui's paddle

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Maui's paddle is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Maui's paddle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Polypodiales (Polypodiales)
Family	Elateridae	Dryopteridaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Elaphoglossum
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Elaphoglossum crassicaule

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Maui's paddle

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Maui's paddle
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.

Maui's paddle

Habitat

Typically found in moist, shaded forest floors and tropical canopies.

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.