Cardinal Click Beetle vs Red Leskea

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Orthothecium rufescens

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Red Leskea is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Red Leskea
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Bryophyta
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Bryopsida (Bryopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Hypnales (Hypnales)
Family	Elateridae	Plagiotheciaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Orthothecium
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Orthothecium rufescens

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Red Leskea

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Red Leskea
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 Leskea

Habitat

Native to Asia and Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Sweden, and Taiwan.

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.