Cardinal Click Beetle vs Red melastome

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Melastoma sanguineum

Key Differences

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

Taxonomic Classification

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

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Red melastome

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Red melastome
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 melastome

Habitat

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

Range

Found in United States.

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.