Cardinal Click Beetle vs Monterey pine

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Pinus radiata

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Monterey pine is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Monterey pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Coniferophyta (Conifers)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Pinopsida (Conifers)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Pinales (Pines & Allies)
Family	Elateridae	Pinaceae (Pine Family)
Genus	Ampedus	Pinus (Pines)
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Pinus radiata

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Monterey pine

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Monterey pine
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.

Monterey pine

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including temperate broadleaf and mixed forests, tundra, and tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, among 12 distinct biome types. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (4 countries), Asia (India, Taiwan, Turkey), Europe (9 countries), North America (United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (8 countries). Currently classified as Endangered on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.