Cardinal Click Beetle vs Pleated tunicate

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Styela plicata

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Pleated tunicate is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Pleated tunicate
Kingdom same	Animalia (Animals)	Animalia (Animals)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Chordata (Chordates)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Ascidiacea (Ascidiacea)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Stolidobranchia (Stolidobranchia)
Family	Elateridae	Styelidae
Genus	Ampedus	Styela
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Styela plicata

Evolutionary Relationship

Cardinal Click Beetle and Pleated tunicate share a common ancestor at the Kingdom level: Animalia. (Animals)

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Pleated tunicate

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Pleated tunicate
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.

Pleated tunicate

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Senegal, South Africa), Asia (7 countries), Europe (11 countries), North America (Mexico, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia, New Zealand), and South America (Brazil, Uruguay, Venezuela).

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.