Cardinal Click Beetle vs Mountain Plume

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Stenoptilia islandicus

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Mountain Plume is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Mountain Plume
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum same	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Class same	Insecta (Insects)	Insecta (Insects)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Lepidoptera (Butterflies & Moths)
Family	Elateridae	Pterophoridae
Genus	Ampedus	Stenoptilia
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Stenoptilia islandicus

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Mountain Plume share a common ancestor at the Class level: Insecta. (Insects)

View Class: Insecta

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Mountain Plume

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Mountain Plume
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 Plume

Habitat

Typically found in virtually all terrestrial and freshwater habitats.

Range

Distributed across Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable 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.