Cardinal Click Beetle vs Red Ammannia

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Ammannia senegalensis

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Red Ammannia is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Red Ammannia
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Elateridae	Lythraceae
Genus	Ampedus	Ammannia
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Ammannia senegalensis

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Red Ammannia

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Red Ammannia
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.

Red Ammannia

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Greece.

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.