Cardinal Click Beetle vs russet bushwillow

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Combretum hereroense

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while russet bushwillow is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	russet bushwillow
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Myrtales (Myrtales)
Family	Elateridae	Combretaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Combretum
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Combretum hereroense

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

russet bushwillow

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	russet bushwillow
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.

russet bushwillow

Habitat

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

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.