Cardinal Click Beetle vs persimmon

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Diospyros virginiana

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while persimmon is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	persimmon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Ericales (Ericales)
Family	Elateridae	Ebenaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Diospyros
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Diospyros virginiana

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

persimmon

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	persimmon
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.

persimmon

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, France, Israel, and Spain.

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.