Cardinal Click Beetle vs Mountain Fly Honeysuckle

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Lonicera villosa

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Mountain Fly Honeysuckle is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Mountain Fly Honeysuckle
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Dipsacales (Dipsacales)
Family	Elateridae	Caprifoliaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Lonicera
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Lonicera villosa

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Fly Honeysuckle

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Mountain Fly Honeysuckle
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.

Mountain Fly Honeysuckle

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Canada, France, Norway, and 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.