Cardinal Click Beetle vs Nutmeg

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Myristica fragrans

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Nutmeg is Data Deficient.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Nutmeg
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Magnoliales (Magnoliales)
Family	Elateridae	Myristicaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Myristica
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Myristica fragrans

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Nutmeg

DD — Data Deficient

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Nutmeg
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.

Nutmeg

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 6 distinct biome types spanning the Afrotropic and Indomalayan realms. Populations are also found in montane and highland environments at higher elevations.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC), Sao Tome and Principe, Seychelles), Asia (India, Laos, Taiwan), and South America (Brazil).

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.