Cardinal Click Beetle vs Mottled Trillium

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Trillium maculatum

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Mottled Trillium is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Mottled Trillium
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Liliales (Liliales)
Family	Elateridae	Melanthiaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Trillium
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Trillium maculatum

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Mottled Trillium

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Mottled Trillium
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.

Mottled Trillium

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.