Cardinal Click Beetle vs Oakes scalewort

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Frullania oakesiana

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Oakes scalewort is Endangered.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Oakes scalewort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Porellales (Porellales)
Family	Elateridae	Frullaniaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Frullania
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Frullania oakesiana

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Oakes scalewort

EN — Endangered

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Oakes scalewort
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.

Oakes scalewort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and United States. Currently classified as Endangered 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.