Cardinal Click Beetle vs screw-pine

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Pandanus spiralis

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while screw-pine is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	screw-pine
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Pandanales (Pandanales)
Family	Elateridae	Pandanaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Pandanus
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Pandanus spiralis

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

screw-pine

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	screw-pine
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.

screw-pine

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.