Cardinal Click Beetle vs sand muhly

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Muhlenbergia arenicola

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while sand muhly is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	sand muhly
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Elateridae	Poaceae (Grass Family)
Genus	Ampedus	Muhlenbergia
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Muhlenbergia arenicola

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

sand muhly

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	sand muhly
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.

sand muhly

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

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.