Cardinal Click Beetle vs purging croton

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Croton laevigatus

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while purging croton is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	purging croton
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Malpighiales (Malpighiales)
Family	Elateridae	Euphorbiaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Croton
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Croton laevigatus

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

purging croton

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	purging croton
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.

purging croton

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial habitats from tropical forests to temperate regions.

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.