Cardinal Click Beetle vs Prickly Featherwort

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Plagiochila spinulosa

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Prickly Featherwort is Vulnerable.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Prickly Featherwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Elateridae	Plagiochilaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Plagiochila
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Plagiochila spinulosa

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Prickly Featherwort

VU — Vulnerable

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Prickly Featherwort
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.

Prickly Featherwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Luxembourg, Norway, Portugal, and Sweden. Currently classified as Vulnerable on the IUCN Red List, this species faces significant conservation challenges across its range.

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.