Cardinal Click Beetle vs Nodding Yucca

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Yucca cernua

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Nodding Yucca is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Nodding Yucca
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Asparagales (Asparagales)
Family	Elateridae	Asparagaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Yucca
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Yucca cernua

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Nodding Yucca

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Nodding Yucca
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.

Nodding Yucca

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.