Cardinal Click Beetle vs Petunia

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Petunia atkinsiana

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Petunia is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Petunia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Solanales (Solanales)
Family	Elateridae	Solanaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Petunia
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Petunia atkinsiana

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Petunia

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Petunia
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.

Petunia

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Congo (DRC)), Asia (Armenia, Japan), Europe (6 countries), and North America (United States).

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.