Cardinal Click Beetle vs Short Pipe-Wort

Ampedus cardinalis compared with Eriocaulon truncatum

Key Differences

• Cardinal Click Beetle is Critically Endangered while Short Pipe-Wort is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Cardinal Click Beetle	Short Pipe-Wort
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Arthropoda (Arthropods)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Insecta (Insects)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Coleoptera (Beetles)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Elateridae	Eriocaulaceae
Genus	Ampedus	Eriocaulon
Species	Ampedus cardinalis	Eriocaulon truncatum

Conservation Status

Cardinal Click Beetle

CR — Critically Endangered

Short Pipe-Wort

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Cardinal Click Beetle	Short Pipe-Wort
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.

Short Pipe-Wort

Habitat

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

Range

Distributed across Australia, Singapore, and Taiwan.

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.