Cardinal Click Beetle vs Poverty Dropseed

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Sporobolus vaginiflorus

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Poverty Dropseed is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Poverty Dropseed
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	Sporobolus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Sporobolus vaginiflorus

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Poverty Dropseed

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Poverty Dropseed
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 Dropseed

Habitat

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

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Japan), Europe (10 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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 1 countries:

🇳🇴 Norway