Cardinal Click Beetle vs Saigon cinnamon

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Cinnamomum loureiroi

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Saigon cinnamon is Not Evaluated.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Saigon cinnamon
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Laurales (Laurales)
Family	Elateridae	Lauraceae
Genus	Ampedus	Cinnamomum
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Cinnamomum loureiroi

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Saigon cinnamon

NE — Not Evaluated

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Saigon cinnamon
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.

Saigon cinnamon

Habitat

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

Range

Found in Guinea.

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.