Cardinal Click Beetle vs prairie spiderwort

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Tradescantia occidentalis

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while prairie spiderwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	prairie spiderwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Commelinales (Commelinales)
Family	Elateridae	Commelinaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Tradescantia
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Tradescantia occidentalis

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

prairie spiderwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	prairie spiderwort
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.

prairie spiderwort

Habitat

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

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.