Cardinal Click Beetle vs Poverty brome

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Bromus sterilis

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Poverty brome is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Poverty brome
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Elateridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Ampedus	Bromus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Bromus sterilis

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Poverty brome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Poverty brome
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.

Poverty brome

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Widely distributed across Africa (Egypt), Asia (Japan), Europe (21 countries), North America (Canada, United States), Oceania and the Pacific (Australia), and South America (Argentina, Chile).

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.