Cardinal Click Beetle vs Red Lungwort

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Pulmonaria rubra

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Red Lungwort is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Red Lungwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Boraginales (Boraginales)
Family	Elateridae	Boraginaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Pulmonaria
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Pulmonaria rubra

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Red Lungwort

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Red Lungwort
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 Lungwort

Habitat

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

Range

Found across Europe (11 countries).

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.

Shared Countries

Both species can be found in 3 countries:

🇩🇰 Denmark 🇳🇴 Norway 🇸🇪 Sweden