Cardinal Click Beetle vs Mingan Grapefern

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Botrychium minganense

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Mingan Grapefern is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Mingan Grapefern
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Tracheophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Polypodiopsida (Polypodiopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ophioglossales (Ophioglossales)
Family	Elateridae	Ophioglossaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Botrychium
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Botrychium minganense

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Mingan Grapefern

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Mingan Grapefern
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.

Mingan Grapefern

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (4 countries) and North America (Canada, United States).

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.