Cardinal Click Beetle vs rounded rustwort

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Marsupella sparsifolia

Key Differences

Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while rounded rustwort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	rounded rustwort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Marchantiophyta (liverwort)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Jungermanniopsida (Jungermanniopsida)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Jungermanniales (Jungermanniales)
Family	Elateridae	Gymnomitriaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Marsupella
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Marsupella sparsifolia

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

rounded rustwort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	rounded rustwort
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.

rounded rustwort

Habitat

Native to Europe, inhabiting ecosystems characteristic of the region.

Range

Distributed across Norway, Portugal, and Sweden.

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.