Cardinal Click Beetle vs Notched Rustwort

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Marsupella emarginata

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Notched Rustwort is Extinct.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Notched Rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Elateridae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Marsupella
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Marsupella emarginata

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Notched Rustwort

EX — Extinct

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Notched Rustwort
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.

Notched Rustwort

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe and North America, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (6 countries), North America (United States), and South America (Colombia).

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.