Cardinal Click Beetle vs Northern Raphia

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Raphia sudanica

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Northern Raphia is Near Threatened.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Northern Raphia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Arecales (Arecales)
Family	Elateridae	Arecaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Raphia
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Raphia sudanica

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Northern Raphia

NT — Near Threatened

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Northern Raphia
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.

Northern Raphia

Habitat

Found across multiple habitat types including tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests, tropical and subtropical grasslands and savannas, and flooded grasslands and savannas, among 4 distinct biome types within the Afrotropic biogeographic realm. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Distributed across Cameroon and Guinea. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

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.